The North American Indian, Vol. 1
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1. Front matter2. ALPHABET USED IN RECORDING INDIAN TERMS3. Illustrations4. FOREWORD5. GENERAL INTRODUCTION6. INTRODUCTION TO VOLUME ONE7. HISTORICAL SKETCH8. HOMELAND AND LIFE9. MYTHOLOGY - CREATION MYTH10. MEDICINE AND MEDICINE-MEN11. THE MESSIAH CRAZE12. PUBERTY RITE13. DANCE OF THE GODS14. THE JICARILLAS15. HOME AND GENERAL CUSTOMS16. MYTHOLOGY - CREATION MYTH17. MIRACLE PERFORMERS18. ORIGIN OF FIRE19. THE NAVAHO20. HOME LIFE, ARTS, AND BELIEFS21. HISTORY22. MYTHOLOGY - CREATION MYTH23. MIRACLE PERFORMERS24. LEGEND OF THE HAPPINESS CHANT25. LEGEND OF THE NIGHT CHANT26. CEREMONIES—THE NIGHT CHANT27. MATURITY CEREMONY28. MARRIAGE29. APPENDIX30. TRIBAL SUMMARY - THE APACHE31. THE JICARILLAS32. THE NAVAHO33. SOUTHERN ATHAPASCAN COMPARATIVE VOCABULARY34. INDEX35. Footnotes