The North American Indian, Vol. 1Volume 1 — THE NAVAHOReading editionChapter navigation35 reading sectionsGo to chapterChoose a chapter…Front matterALPHABET USED IN RECORDING INDIAN TERMSIllustrationsFOREWORDGENERAL INTRODUCTIONINTRODUCTION TO VOLUME ONEHISTORICAL SKETCHHOMELAND AND LIFEMYTHOLOGY - CREATION MYTHMEDICINE AND MEDICINE-MENTHE MESSIAH CRAZEPUBERTY RITEDANCE OF THE GODSTHE JICARILLASHOME AND GENERAL CUSTOMSMYTHOLOGY - CREATION MYTHMIRACLE PERFORMERSORIGIN OF FIRETHE NAVAHOHOME LIFE, ARTS, AND BELIEFSHISTORYMYTHOLOGY - CREATION MYTHMIRACLE PERFORMERSLEGEND OF THE HAPPINESS CHANTLEGEND OF THE NIGHT CHANTCEREMONIES—THE NIGHT CHANTMATURITY CEREMONYMARRIAGEAPPENDIXTRIBAL SUMMARY - THE APACHETHE JICARILLASTHE NAVAHOSOUTHERN ATHAPASCAN COMPARATIVE VOCABULARYINDEXFootnotesPrevious chapter ←Volume 1 — ORIGIN OF FIRENext chapter →Volume 1 — HOME LIFE, ARTS, AND BELIEFSAll chapters and sections (35)Opening pagesFront matterOther sectionsALPHABET USED IN RECORDING INDIAN TERMSIllustrationsFOREWORDGENERAL INTRODUCTIONSections1Volume 1 · Other sectionsHISTORICAL SKETCHHOMELAND AND LIFEMYTHOLOGY - CREATION MYTHMEDICINE AND MEDICINE-MENTHE MESSIAH CRAZEPUBERTY RITEDANCE OF THE GODSTHE JICARILLASHOME AND GENERAL CUSTOMSMYTHOLOGY - CREATION MYTHMIRACLE PERFORMERSORIGIN OF FIRETHE NAVAHOHOME LIFE, ARTS, AND BELIEFSHISTORYMYTHOLOGY - CREATION MYTHMIRACLE PERFORMERSLEGEND OF THE HAPPINESS CHANTLEGEND OF THE NIGHT CHANTCEREMONIES—THE NIGHT CHANTMATURITY CEREMONYMARRIAGEAPPENDIXTRIBAL SUMMARY - THE APACHETHE JICARILLASTHE NAVAHOSOUTHERN ATHAPASCAN COMPARATIVE VOCABULARYINDEXFootnotesIllustration: A Drink in the Desert - NavahoA Drink in the Desert - Navaho◇From Copyright Photograph 1904 by E.S. Curtis◇[pg 073]◇← ORIGIN OF FIREHOME LIFE, ARTS, AND BELIEFS →