1.Told by a White Mountain Apache called Noze, at Rice, Arizona, in January. 1910. Noze was a native of Cedar Creek and came to the San Carlos Reservation when it was organized. He was for a long time the chief of a considerable band which in 1910 had greatly dwindled. He died some time between 1910 and the next visit in 1914.
1.Told by a White Mountain Apache called Noze, at Rice, Arizona, in January. 1910. Noze was a native of Cedar Creek and came to the San Carlos Reservation when it was organized. He was for a long time the chief of a considerable band which in 1910 had greatly dwindled. He died some time between 1910 and the next visit in 1914.
2.This mountain was said to be calledtsidalanasiand to stand by the ocean at the south. This is a remarkable statement as east would have been expected and as is so stated in fact in a following paragraph.
2.This mountain was said to be calledtsidalanasiand to stand by the ocean at the south. This is a remarkable statement as east would have been expected and as is so stated in fact in a following paragraph.
3.This makes the boys brothers in our use of the word. They are always so called in the Navajo account according to which their mothers were sisters. Matthews, 105.
3.This makes the boys brothers in our use of the word. They are always so called in the Navajo account according to which their mothers were sisters. Matthews, 105.
4.At the center of the sky.
4.At the center of the sky.
5.And therefore the boys were not seen by the Sun.
5.And therefore the boys were not seen by the Sun.
6.The sacred numbers are 4, 12, and 32.
6.The sacred numbers are 4, 12, and 32.
7.This method of making the journey has not been encountered before in this connection, but is an incident in a European story secured from the San Carlos, p. 82, above. The usual account includes a series of obstacles some of which resemble the incidents of a European story. See p.116below.
7.This method of making the journey has not been encountered before in this connection, but is an incident in a European story secured from the San Carlos, p. 82, above. The usual account includes a series of obstacles some of which resemble the incidents of a European story. See p.116below.
8.Clouds according to the Navajo account, Matthews, 111; and below, p.117.
8.Clouds according to the Navajo account, Matthews, 111; and below, p.117.
9.Thus far the myth seems chiefly to deal with the adolescence ceremony of the boys. The San Carlos account brings in the Sun's father and brothers of the Sun's father as performers of this ceremony, while the Navajo account mentions the daughters of the Sun. See p. 11 above, and Matthews, 112.
9.Thus far the myth seems chiefly to deal with the adolescence ceremony of the boys. The San Carlos account brings in the Sun's father and brothers of the Sun's father as performers of this ceremony, while the Navajo account mentions the daughters of the Sun. See p. 11 above, and Matthews, 112.
10.Other versions make this the second naming of the elder brother. His boyhood name was “Whitehead,” p. 31. Still other names are known to the Navajo. Matthews, 263-264.
10.Other versions make this the second naming of the elder brother. His boyhood name was “Whitehead,” p. 31. Still other names are known to the Navajo. Matthews, 263-264.
11.To know by name things or animals hitherto unknown is often mentioned as a great feat. P. 24.
11.To know by name things or animals hitherto unknown is often mentioned as a great feat. P. 24.
12.It is seldom that the Apache conception of animism is so plainly stated. Songs however abound in the designation of objects as “living.”
12.It is seldom that the Apache conception of animism is so plainly stated. Songs however abound in the designation of objects as “living.”
13.When a youth went through an adolescence ceremony he did it with a definite career in mind. The normal myth of this type put the emphasis on the weapons secured and feats of warlike prowess in killing the monsters; that is, the warrior idea is uppermost. This version stresses the acquisition of horses and probably is a specialized myth for those who wish to be successful in acquiring and breeding horses.
13.When a youth went through an adolescence ceremony he did it with a definite career in mind. The normal myth of this type put the emphasis on the weapons secured and feats of warlike prowess in killing the monsters; that is, the warrior idea is uppermost. This version stresses the acquisition of horses and probably is a specialized myth for those who wish to be successful in acquiring and breeding horses.
14.The house of the Sun with the stable and corral, the furniture of the house, and many other references indicate the home of a European and such seems to be the conception.
14.The house of the Sun with the stable and corral, the furniture of the house, and many other references indicate the home of a European and such seems to be the conception.
15.The two wives of the Sun are often mentioned. The Navajo account has Esdzanadlehi go to the west where the sun visits her daily. Here and there, especially in the songs, the Moon is coupled with the Sun, and is feminine in sex. That the Moon and the Earth should both be called the “Woman who renews herself” is interesting. These conceptions are generally vague and implied rather than expressed.
15.The two wives of the Sun are often mentioned. The Navajo account has Esdzanadlehi go to the west where the sun visits her daily. Here and there, especially in the songs, the Moon is coupled with the Sun, and is feminine in sex. That the Moon and the Earth should both be called the “Woman who renews herself” is interesting. These conceptions are generally vague and implied rather than expressed.
16.Earth, literally “There on the earth.”
16.Earth, literally “There on the earth.”
17.The narrator said those mentioned at the beginning of the narrative were not real people but just like shadows. The other versions have only the one family existing at this time.
17.The narrator said those mentioned at the beginning of the narrative were not real people but just like shadows. The other versions have only the one family existing at this time.
18.The reference may be to moss, especially as rain falling on it is mentioned below.
18.The reference may be to moss, especially as rain falling on it is mentioned below.
19.The narrator said it was true that horses would not pass a blanket so placed in a narrow canyon.This order of the colors and their assignment varies from the one more generally found of black for the east and white for the south. P. 7, and Matthews, 215.
19.The narrator said it was true that horses would not pass a blanket so placed in a narrow canyon.
This order of the colors and their assignment varies from the one more generally found of black for the east and white for the south. P. 7, and Matthews, 215.
20.This announcing of names is probably to be explained as ceremonial. Ordinarily, it is improper, probably because immodest to call one's own name.
20.This announcing of names is probably to be explained as ceremonial. Ordinarily, it is improper, probably because immodest to call one's own name.
21.The use of pollen for sacred purposes is a very important feature among the Athapascan of the Southwest. It is always preferred to the cornmeal used by the Pueblo peoples.
21.The use of pollen for sacred purposes is a very important feature among the Athapascan of the Southwest. It is always preferred to the cornmeal used by the Pueblo peoples.
22.In the division of labor the women are supposed to saddle and unsaddle the horses.
22.In the division of labor the women are supposed to saddle and unsaddle the horses.
23.Because he must use a white saddle, the informant explained.
23.Because he must use a white saddle, the informant explained.
24.The whinneying was heard from the top of the sky.
24.The whinneying was heard from the top of the sky.
25.The conception of time passing while the Sun stood still is fairly difficult for a people without timepieces.
25.The conception of time passing while the Sun stood still is fairly difficult for a people without timepieces.
26.This method of traveling implies lightning, rainbow or a similar supernatural method, in this case said to be sunbeams.
26.This method of traveling implies lightning, rainbow or a similar supernatural method, in this case said to be sunbeams.
27.The name is Naiye', “a dangerous monster,” and -nezgani, “he who kills.”
27.The name is Naiye', “a dangerous monster,” and -nezgani, “he who kills.”
28.It is said above that he had no eyes in front.
28.It is said above that he had no eyes in front.
29.“Mountain, its child.”
29.“Mountain, its child.”
30.He did not mention his fly by name.
30.He did not mention his fly by name.
31.Probably means he can see people who are on the opposite side of a hill.
31.Probably means he can see people who are on the opposite side of a hill.
32.These monsters are not those in the usual versions. The bringing of trophies and the narratives remind one of counting coup in the Plains. The Navajo versions also mention the bringing back of trophies.
32.These monsters are not those in the usual versions. The bringing of trophies and the narratives remind one of counting coup in the Plains. The Navajo versions also mention the bringing back of trophies.
33.One of the recognized methods of rapid locomotion. P. 20 above.
33.One of the recognized methods of rapid locomotion. P. 20 above.
34.The dispersion of the tribes, a common incident in origin myths.
34.The dispersion of the tribes, a common incident in origin myths.
35.The formula for the completion of a narrative.
35.The formula for the completion of a narrative.