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CCabot, Sebastian, visit to America by191Caddoin Texas, union of, with Cherokee143Caddo, wanderings of146Cairnsin Cherokee country20–21,491Caleebee creek, battle of93Calendars, Kiowa, publication of paper on xxvi, xxixCalendar systems, Mayan, memoir on xli–xliiCalhounon Seneca town485Calhoun, reply to Cherokee memorial by115Calhoun, reply to Georgia’s protest by116Cameron, ——, attempt to seize48Cameron, ——, encounter between Williamson’s force and50Cameron, ——, interception of letter to47Cameron, ——, raid led by48Campbell, Col.Arthur, defeat of Ferguson by57Campbell, Col.Arthur, expedition under (1780–81)57–58Campbell, Col.Arthuron British agent and Tories at Chickamauga55Campbell, Col.Arthuron Chickamauga band54Campbell, Col.Arthuron Nancy Ward204Campbell, Col.Arthuron Sevier’s expedition (1781)59Campionin Cherokee lore426Canasagua, De Soto’s visit to26,197Candy, John, printer of Cherokee Phœnix111Cane, Indian use of490Cannibals, myths concerning247,349–350,483,501Canoes, Cherokee496Canos,seeCofitachiqui.Canup, W. T., acknowledgments to13Cape Girardeau, settlement of Delawares and Shawano at99Cardinal flowerin Cherokee lore424Carringtonon East Cherokee chiefs175Carringtonon East Cherokee constitution173Carringtonon East Cherokee in Civil war170,171Carringtonon Iroquois485Carringtonon Iroquois peace towns208Carroll, Gov.William, treaty signed by125Carroll, Gov.William, on Catawba in Cherokee war44Carroll, Gov.Williamon English conduct toward Cherokee38Cartier, Indians found on St Lawrence by190Cass, Lewis, reply to Schermerhorn’s proposals by122Casteel family, murder of76Castor Hill, treaty of (1852)99Cat, Cherokee name for265Cataractsin Cherokee lore426Catawba, Cherokee relations with14,36,31–32,44,49,165,234,380–381Catawba, feather ornament of504Catawba, myths of452Catawbaname for Cherokee16,183Catawba, population of (1755)39Catawba, sketch of498Catawba, Spanish contact with28“Catgut” in Cherokee lore425Catlinon Tahchee141Cattle raisingby Cherokee82,122,137,166,213–214Cauchi, De Soto’s visit to29Cavitts station, attack on75Cebollita valley, excavation of ruins around xiiiCedar, lore concerning421,505Censusesof Cherokee34,103,112,125,150,156–157Censusesof East Cherokee167–168,172,176,179,180Central America, memoir on numeral systems of xliv, xlvCeremony, development of lxxviii–lxxixChalaque, De Soto’s visit to24,194Chalaque,see alsoTsa′lăgĭ′;Synonymy.Chance, part played by, in games lxviii–lxixCharlevilleon Cherokee wars371Charley, escape, surrender, and shooting of131,157,158Chat,seeHuhu.Chatelain, Heli, on Angolan folk tales442,446,447,450,452,453Cheowa Maximum, myth concerning405Cheraw, Cherokee relations with14,380Cheraw, sketch of498Cherokee, meaning and derivation of name182–183Cherokee, memoir on myths of xxxvii–xxxix,3–548Cherokee, study of fraternities, cults, and myths of xxvi, xlviiCherokee Advocate, establishment of111,112Cherokee Advocate, myths published by272–273,449,450Cherokee Advocateon treaty with South Carolina31Cherokee Advocateon western Cherokee history146Cherokee Advocate, revival of (1870)147,151Cherokee agency, attempt to annul treaty of104Cherokee agency, treaties of102,120Cherokee agency, proposal made at treaty of113Cherokee Almanac, establishment of112Cherokee Messenger, establishment of112Cherokee outlet, establishment of124,139,142Cherokee outlet,see alsoCherokee strip.Cherokee Phœnix, establishment of111,112,217–218Cherokee Phœnixon Sequoya’s ancestry108Cherokee Phœnix, suppression of123Cherokee strip, cession of153Cherokee strip, establishment of124,139,142Cherokee strip, settlement of other Indians on150,151Cheucunsene,seeKunnesee.Cheyenne, murder of party of209Cheyenne, myths of229,441,443,449,452,465–466Cheyenne, tribal medicine of503Chiaha, Spanish visits to23,24,26,28,197,199,200Chiaroscuro, development of lxxviChickadee, myths concerning285–286,319,454,468Chickamauga band, declaration of war by (1792)71,72Chickamauga band, hostility of (1875–94)62–67,70,72–78Chickamauga band, origin of54Chickamauga gulch, pseudomyth concerning413–414Chickamauga towns, destruction of55,78–79Chickamauga towns, expedition against60Chickasaw, attacks on Cumberland towns by62Chickasaw, attitude of, in Civil war148Chickasaw, attitude of, in Creek war90Chickasaw, boundary between Cherokee and62,66Chickasaw, Cherokee relations with14,38,44,67,72,371,389–390,494Chickasaw, defeat of French by477Chickasaw, friendliness of, toward English35Chickasaw, land cessions by86Chickasaw, Natchez among386Chickasaw, sketch of499,500Chickasaw, treaty with Virginia and North Carolina by63Chickasaw Council House, treaty of (1816)98Chickasaw Old Fields, treaty of85Chicken, Col.George, expedition under33Chilhowee, myth concerning375Chilhowee, threatened burning of (1792)73Chinook jargon, character and use of187–188Chisca, Spanish visits to23,27,201Chivington, Colonel, murder of Cheyenne by209Choctaw, attitude of, in Civil war148Choctaw, attitude of, in Creek war90,91Choctaw, Cherokee relations with72,390Choctawin Texas, union of, with Cherokee143Choctaw, myths of501Choctawname for Cherokee15–16,182–183Choctawnames for Indian tribes182–183Choctaw, sketch of500Chopped oak, traditions concerning415–416Christian, Col.William, expedition under50Christian, Col.William, life of205–206Christian, Col.William, peace agreement arranged by51,53Christianityamong Cherokee37–38,83–84,110–113Christianityamong East Cherokee166Christianity, introduction of, at Kituwha165Church, Captain, on scalping by whites208Citico, ambuscade at65Citizenship, Cherokee, recommendation for114Citizenshipin Cherokee Nation, decision of152,154,156Civil war, Cherokee attitude during148–149Civil war, Cherokee loss in356Civil war, Cherokee suffering from148Civil war, East Cherokee part in161–162,168–172Claiborne, General, defeat of Creeks at Holy Ground by92Claiborne, General on Alabama migration99Clan, features of xlix,1Clan revengeamong Cherokee, abolition of86–87,107Clans, Cherokee212–213Clans, Chickasaw499Clans, Choctaw500Clans, memoir on localization of, in Tusayan xliClans, Muscogee499Clans, Seneca483Clans, Shawano494Clark, GovernorWilliam, Osage-Cherokee conference arranged by105,137Clarke, Peter, on Iroquoian migrations189Clay, Henry, opposition to removal project by129Cloverin Cherokee lore421Coça, Spanish visits to23,24,26,29,194,200–201Cockleburin Cherokee lore426Coffee, General, attack on Creeks at Tallasechatchee, by90,91Coffee, General on battle of Horseshoe bend93–96Coffee, General, wound received by, at Emukfaw creek92Coffeeamong Cherokee214Cofitachiqui, people of499Cofitachiqui, Spanish visits to23,24,28,193–194Cohutta mountain, myths concerning299,302,461,462Colden, Cadwallader, on Iroquoian migrations189Colden, Cadwalladeron Iroquois485Colden, Cadwalladeron name Allege′wi184Cold mountain, myth concerning480Coldwater, burning of67Colerain, Creek peace made at81Collectionsmade by the Bureau xviii, xx–xxi, xxixColonial periodof Cherokee history29–46Color, pleasures of lxiiiColor, primitive ideas concerning lxxxivComanche, attitude of, in Civil war148Comanche, use of language of, as trade language188Comet, Cherokee name for442Confederacy, features of xlixConfederate States, Cherokee declaration for148Confederate States, East Cherokee relations with168–171Congaree, Cherokee relations with31–32Congress, Cherokee representation in125Conjuringin Cherokee myth255,277–278,279,320,374–375,393–394,501,502, passimConjuring, Indian practice of495Conneross, myth concerning412Conoy, association of, with Delawares497Conoy, fate of498Constitution, Cherokee, adoption of112,116,135Constitution, East Cherokee, adoption of173Coosa, Creek peace town207–208Coosawatee, establishment of mission at107Coosawatee, surrender of prisoners at66Cooshatta,seeKoasati.Cooweescoowee, origin of name285Copper, Indian use of23,26Copperhead, myths and lore concerning252–253,296,313Corn, Indian use of481Corn, myths and lore concerning244–245,246,248,249,421,423,432,471Corncobin Cherokee myth436,441Cornelius, Rev.Elias, on The Suck464–465Cornellson Cherokee reception of Prophet’s doctrine89Cornwallis, attempt to invade North Carolina and Virginia by56–57Cornwall school, education of Cherokee at108Coronado, trick attempted on194Cosmogonic myths239–261Cosmogonic myths,see alsoSacred myths.Coste, De Soto’s visit to200Cotton gin, grant to Cherokee of85Coulanges, Fustel de, description of the “Ancient City” by xliCourts, Cherokee, narrowing of jurisdiction of156Courts, East Cherokee166Cowin Cherokee myth265Cow-antin Cherokee lore309Cowee, burning of (1783)61Cowee, legends of375–378,496Coyattee, treaty of63–64Coyote, myths concerning467,468Coytmore, Lieutenant, murder of42–43Crab orchard, skirmish at (1794)74,78Crane, myths concerning290–291,325,445,455Craven, Governor, defeat of Yamassee by33Crawfish, myths and lore concerning239,308,425Crawford, ——, on East Cherokee desire for removal165Crawford, ——, on numbers of East Cherokee168Creeksamong Cherokee142–143Creeks, attitude of, during Civil war148,149Creeks, attitude of, during Revolution55,59–60,62–66,70,72,73,74,77Creeks, attitude of, in 1794, 179578,80Creeks, blood of, among Cherokee234Creeks, boundary between Cherokee and62Creeks, cane-splint fire among429–436Creeks, Cherokee relations with14,15,22,33,38,62,89,142,372,382–385Creeks, chiefs of209–210,216–217Creeks, Choctaw relations with390Creeks, conjuring by502Creeks, friendly, part taken by, in Creek war90–95Creeks, genesis legend of229Creeksin Texas, union of, with Cherokee143Creeks, massacre at Fort Mims by216Creeks, myths of430–432,434,436,447,450,452–455,463,467,473,476Creeks, Natchez among386Creeks, peace town of207–208Creeks, peace treaties with (1796)67–68,81Creeks, probable origin of Cherokee myths among235Creeks, removal of, to the West141Creeks, sacred square of502Creeks, sketch of498Creeks, songs of504Creeks, Taskigi among388–389Creeks, treaty with Virginia and North Carolina by63Creek path, Cherokee attack on settlement on383–384Creek path, withdrawal of Creeks to neighborhood of383Creek war, beginning of87–89Creek war, Cherokee loss by97,98Creek war, Cherokee part in89,97,164Creek war, Cherokee remembrance of232Creek war, pensions to Cherokee veterans of123Cremationby Pueblo Viejo inhabitants xvCricket, myths and lore concerning269,309,401,504Crockett, David, opposition to removal project by129Crow, Cherokee name for282Crowin Cherokee myth283,314–315Crow town, building of54Culture, processes of xxi–xxvCulver root, Cherokee lore426Cumberland settlements, raids on62–65Cuming, SirAlexander, mission of, to Cherokee35Curia,seeFraternity.Currahee Dick, establishment of mission at instance of108Curtin, Jeremiah, myths given by359–364,365–370,473,489Curtis act, effect of156Cushatta,seeKoasati499Cushing, F. H., model of Zuñi altar by xlviiiCushing, F. H., study of religious fraternities and cults by xlviiCushing, F. H., work of xixCusickon Iroquoian migrations189Cusickon Iroquois myths229,444,469,501Cuttawa,seeKitu′hwagĭ;Synonymy.Cyclopediaof Indian tribes, work on xxviii–xxix

CCabot, Sebastian, visit to America by191Caddoin Texas, union of, with Cherokee143Caddo, wanderings of146Cairnsin Cherokee country20–21,491Caleebee creek, battle of93Calendars, Kiowa, publication of paper on xxvi, xxixCalendar systems, Mayan, memoir on xli–xliiCalhounon Seneca town485Calhoun, reply to Cherokee memorial by115Calhoun, reply to Georgia’s protest by116Cameron, ——, attempt to seize48Cameron, ——, encounter between Williamson’s force and50Cameron, ——, interception of letter to47Cameron, ——, raid led by48Campbell, Col.Arthur, defeat of Ferguson by57Campbell, Col.Arthur, expedition under (1780–81)57–58Campbell, Col.Arthuron British agent and Tories at Chickamauga55Campbell, Col.Arthuron Chickamauga band54Campbell, Col.Arthuron Nancy Ward204Campbell, Col.Arthuron Sevier’s expedition (1781)59Campionin Cherokee lore426Canasagua, De Soto’s visit to26,197Candy, John, printer of Cherokee Phœnix111Cane, Indian use of490Cannibals, myths concerning247,349–350,483,501Canoes, Cherokee496Canos,seeCofitachiqui.Canup, W. T., acknowledgments to13Cape Girardeau, settlement of Delawares and Shawano at99Cardinal flowerin Cherokee lore424Carringtonon East Cherokee chiefs175Carringtonon East Cherokee constitution173Carringtonon East Cherokee in Civil war170,171Carringtonon Iroquois485Carringtonon Iroquois peace towns208Carroll, Gov.William, treaty signed by125Carroll, Gov.William, on Catawba in Cherokee war44Carroll, Gov.Williamon English conduct toward Cherokee38Cartier, Indians found on St Lawrence by190Cass, Lewis, reply to Schermerhorn’s proposals by122Casteel family, murder of76Castor Hill, treaty of (1852)99Cat, Cherokee name for265Cataractsin Cherokee lore426Catawba, Cherokee relations with14,36,31–32,44,49,165,234,380–381Catawba, feather ornament of504Catawba, myths of452Catawbaname for Cherokee16,183Catawba, population of (1755)39Catawba, sketch of498Catawba, Spanish contact with28“Catgut” in Cherokee lore425Catlinon Tahchee141Cattle raisingby Cherokee82,122,137,166,213–214Cauchi, De Soto’s visit to29Cavitts station, attack on75Cebollita valley, excavation of ruins around xiiiCedar, lore concerning421,505Censusesof Cherokee34,103,112,125,150,156–157Censusesof East Cherokee167–168,172,176,179,180Central America, memoir on numeral systems of xliv, xlvCeremony, development of lxxviii–lxxixChalaque, De Soto’s visit to24,194Chalaque,see alsoTsa′lăgĭ′;Synonymy.Chance, part played by, in games lxviii–lxixCharlevilleon Cherokee wars371Charley, escape, surrender, and shooting of131,157,158Chat,seeHuhu.Chatelain, Heli, on Angolan folk tales442,446,447,450,452,453Cheowa Maximum, myth concerning405Cheraw, Cherokee relations with14,380Cheraw, sketch of498Cherokee, meaning and derivation of name182–183Cherokee, memoir on myths of xxxvii–xxxix,3–548Cherokee, study of fraternities, cults, and myths of xxvi, xlviiCherokee Advocate, establishment of111,112Cherokee Advocate, myths published by272–273,449,450Cherokee Advocateon treaty with South Carolina31Cherokee Advocateon western Cherokee history146Cherokee Advocate, revival of (1870)147,151Cherokee agency, attempt to annul treaty of104Cherokee agency, treaties of102,120Cherokee agency, proposal made at treaty of113Cherokee Almanac, establishment of112Cherokee Messenger, establishment of112Cherokee outlet, establishment of124,139,142Cherokee outlet,see alsoCherokee strip.Cherokee Phœnix, establishment of111,112,217–218Cherokee Phœnixon Sequoya’s ancestry108Cherokee Phœnix, suppression of123Cherokee strip, cession of153Cherokee strip, establishment of124,139,142Cherokee strip, settlement of other Indians on150,151Cheucunsene,seeKunnesee.Cheyenne, murder of party of209Cheyenne, myths of229,441,443,449,452,465–466Cheyenne, tribal medicine of503Chiaha, Spanish visits to23,24,26,28,197,199,200Chiaroscuro, development of lxxviChickadee, myths concerning285–286,319,454,468Chickamauga band, declaration of war by (1792)71,72Chickamauga band, hostility of (1875–94)62–67,70,72–78Chickamauga band, origin of54Chickamauga gulch, pseudomyth concerning413–414Chickamauga towns, destruction of55,78–79Chickamauga towns, expedition against60Chickasaw, attacks on Cumberland towns by62Chickasaw, attitude of, in Civil war148Chickasaw, attitude of, in Creek war90Chickasaw, boundary between Cherokee and62,66Chickasaw, Cherokee relations with14,38,44,67,72,371,389–390,494Chickasaw, defeat of French by477Chickasaw, friendliness of, toward English35Chickasaw, land cessions by86Chickasaw, Natchez among386Chickasaw, sketch of499,500Chickasaw, treaty with Virginia and North Carolina by63Chickasaw Council House, treaty of (1816)98Chickasaw Old Fields, treaty of85Chicken, Col.George, expedition under33Chilhowee, myth concerning375Chilhowee, threatened burning of (1792)73Chinook jargon, character and use of187–188Chisca, Spanish visits to23,27,201Chivington, Colonel, murder of Cheyenne by209Choctaw, attitude of, in Civil war148Choctaw, attitude of, in Creek war90,91Choctaw, Cherokee relations with72,390Choctawin Texas, union of, with Cherokee143Choctaw, myths of501Choctawname for Cherokee15–16,182–183Choctawnames for Indian tribes182–183Choctaw, sketch of500Chopped oak, traditions concerning415–416Christian, Col.William, expedition under50Christian, Col.William, life of205–206Christian, Col.William, peace agreement arranged by51,53Christianityamong Cherokee37–38,83–84,110–113Christianityamong East Cherokee166Christianity, introduction of, at Kituwha165Church, Captain, on scalping by whites208Citico, ambuscade at65Citizenship, Cherokee, recommendation for114Citizenshipin Cherokee Nation, decision of152,154,156Civil war, Cherokee attitude during148–149Civil war, Cherokee loss in356Civil war, Cherokee suffering from148Civil war, East Cherokee part in161–162,168–172Claiborne, General, defeat of Creeks at Holy Ground by92Claiborne, General on Alabama migration99Clan, features of xlix,1Clan revengeamong Cherokee, abolition of86–87,107Clans, Cherokee212–213Clans, Chickasaw499Clans, Choctaw500Clans, memoir on localization of, in Tusayan xliClans, Muscogee499Clans, Seneca483Clans, Shawano494Clark, GovernorWilliam, Osage-Cherokee conference arranged by105,137Clarke, Peter, on Iroquoian migrations189Clay, Henry, opposition to removal project by129Cloverin Cherokee lore421Coça, Spanish visits to23,24,26,29,194,200–201Cockleburin Cherokee lore426Coffee, General, attack on Creeks at Tallasechatchee, by90,91Coffee, General on battle of Horseshoe bend93–96Coffee, General, wound received by, at Emukfaw creek92Coffeeamong Cherokee214Cofitachiqui, people of499Cofitachiqui, Spanish visits to23,24,28,193–194Cohutta mountain, myths concerning299,302,461,462Colden, Cadwallader, on Iroquoian migrations189Colden, Cadwalladeron Iroquois485Colden, Cadwalladeron name Allege′wi184Cold mountain, myth concerning480Coldwater, burning of67Colerain, Creek peace made at81Collectionsmade by the Bureau xviii, xx–xxi, xxixColonial periodof Cherokee history29–46Color, pleasures of lxiiiColor, primitive ideas concerning lxxxivComanche, attitude of, in Civil war148Comanche, use of language of, as trade language188Comet, Cherokee name for442Confederacy, features of xlixConfederate States, Cherokee declaration for148Confederate States, East Cherokee relations with168–171Congaree, Cherokee relations with31–32Congress, Cherokee representation in125Conjuringin Cherokee myth255,277–278,279,320,374–375,393–394,501,502, passimConjuring, Indian practice of495Conneross, myth concerning412Conoy, association of, with Delawares497Conoy, fate of498Constitution, Cherokee, adoption of112,116,135Constitution, East Cherokee, adoption of173Coosa, Creek peace town207–208Coosawatee, establishment of mission at107Coosawatee, surrender of prisoners at66Cooshatta,seeKoasati.Cooweescoowee, origin of name285Copper, Indian use of23,26Copperhead, myths and lore concerning252–253,296,313Corn, Indian use of481Corn, myths and lore concerning244–245,246,248,249,421,423,432,471Corncobin Cherokee myth436,441Cornelius, Rev.Elias, on The Suck464–465Cornellson Cherokee reception of Prophet’s doctrine89Cornwallis, attempt to invade North Carolina and Virginia by56–57Cornwall school, education of Cherokee at108Coronado, trick attempted on194Cosmogonic myths239–261Cosmogonic myths,see alsoSacred myths.Coste, De Soto’s visit to200Cotton gin, grant to Cherokee of85Coulanges, Fustel de, description of the “Ancient City” by xliCourts, Cherokee, narrowing of jurisdiction of156Courts, East Cherokee166Cowin Cherokee myth265Cow-antin Cherokee lore309Cowee, burning of (1783)61Cowee, legends of375–378,496Coyattee, treaty of63–64Coyote, myths concerning467,468Coytmore, Lieutenant, murder of42–43Crab orchard, skirmish at (1794)74,78Crane, myths concerning290–291,325,445,455Craven, Governor, defeat of Yamassee by33Crawfish, myths and lore concerning239,308,425Crawford, ——, on East Cherokee desire for removal165Crawford, ——, on numbers of East Cherokee168Creeksamong Cherokee142–143Creeks, attitude of, during Civil war148,149Creeks, attitude of, during Revolution55,59–60,62–66,70,72,73,74,77Creeks, attitude of, in 1794, 179578,80Creeks, blood of, among Cherokee234Creeks, boundary between Cherokee and62Creeks, cane-splint fire among429–436Creeks, Cherokee relations with14,15,22,33,38,62,89,142,372,382–385Creeks, chiefs of209–210,216–217Creeks, Choctaw relations with390Creeks, conjuring by502Creeks, friendly, part taken by, in Creek war90–95Creeks, genesis legend of229Creeksin Texas, union of, with Cherokee143Creeks, massacre at Fort Mims by216Creeks, myths of430–432,434,436,447,450,452–455,463,467,473,476Creeks, Natchez among386Creeks, peace town of207–208Creeks, peace treaties with (1796)67–68,81Creeks, probable origin of Cherokee myths among235Creeks, removal of, to the West141Creeks, sacred square of502Creeks, sketch of498Creeks, songs of504Creeks, Taskigi among388–389Creeks, treaty with Virginia and North Carolina by63Creek path, Cherokee attack on settlement on383–384Creek path, withdrawal of Creeks to neighborhood of383Creek war, beginning of87–89Creek war, Cherokee loss by97,98Creek war, Cherokee part in89,97,164Creek war, Cherokee remembrance of232Creek war, pensions to Cherokee veterans of123Cremationby Pueblo Viejo inhabitants xvCricket, myths and lore concerning269,309,401,504Crockett, David, opposition to removal project by129Crow, Cherokee name for282Crowin Cherokee myth283,314–315Crow town, building of54Culture, processes of xxi–xxvCulver root, Cherokee lore426Cumberland settlements, raids on62–65Cuming, SirAlexander, mission of, to Cherokee35Curia,seeFraternity.Currahee Dick, establishment of mission at instance of108Curtin, Jeremiah, myths given by359–364,365–370,473,489Curtis act, effect of156Cushatta,seeKoasati499Cushing, F. H., model of Zuñi altar by xlviiiCushing, F. H., study of religious fraternities and cults by xlviiCushing, F. H., work of xixCusickon Iroquoian migrations189Cusickon Iroquois myths229,444,469,501Cuttawa,seeKitu′hwagĭ;Synonymy.Cyclopediaof Indian tribes, work on xxviii–xxix

CCabot, Sebastian, visit to America by191Caddoin Texas, union of, with Cherokee143Caddo, wanderings of146Cairnsin Cherokee country20–21,491Caleebee creek, battle of93Calendars, Kiowa, publication of paper on xxvi, xxixCalendar systems, Mayan, memoir on xli–xliiCalhounon Seneca town485Calhoun, reply to Cherokee memorial by115Calhoun, reply to Georgia’s protest by116Cameron, ——, attempt to seize48Cameron, ——, encounter between Williamson’s force and50Cameron, ——, interception of letter to47Cameron, ——, raid led by48Campbell, Col.Arthur, defeat of Ferguson by57Campbell, Col.Arthur, expedition under (1780–81)57–58Campbell, Col.Arthuron British agent and Tories at Chickamauga55Campbell, Col.Arthuron Chickamauga band54Campbell, Col.Arthuron Nancy Ward204Campbell, Col.Arthuron Sevier’s expedition (1781)59Campionin Cherokee lore426Canasagua, De Soto’s visit to26,197Candy, John, printer of Cherokee Phœnix111Cane, Indian use of490Cannibals, myths concerning247,349–350,483,501Canoes, Cherokee496Canos,seeCofitachiqui.Canup, W. T., acknowledgments to13Cape Girardeau, settlement of Delawares and Shawano at99Cardinal flowerin Cherokee lore424Carringtonon East Cherokee chiefs175Carringtonon East Cherokee constitution173Carringtonon East Cherokee in Civil war170,171Carringtonon Iroquois485Carringtonon Iroquois peace towns208Carroll, Gov.William, treaty signed by125Carroll, Gov.William, on Catawba in Cherokee war44Carroll, Gov.Williamon English conduct toward Cherokee38Cartier, Indians found on St Lawrence by190Cass, Lewis, reply to Schermerhorn’s proposals by122Casteel family, murder of76Castor Hill, treaty of (1852)99Cat, Cherokee name for265Cataractsin Cherokee lore426Catawba, Cherokee relations with14,36,31–32,44,49,165,234,380–381Catawba, feather ornament of504Catawba, myths of452Catawbaname for Cherokee16,183Catawba, population of (1755)39Catawba, sketch of498Catawba, Spanish contact with28“Catgut” in Cherokee lore425Catlinon Tahchee141Cattle raisingby Cherokee82,122,137,166,213–214Cauchi, De Soto’s visit to29Cavitts station, attack on75Cebollita valley, excavation of ruins around xiiiCedar, lore concerning421,505Censusesof Cherokee34,103,112,125,150,156–157Censusesof East Cherokee167–168,172,176,179,180Central America, memoir on numeral systems of xliv, xlvCeremony, development of lxxviii–lxxixChalaque, De Soto’s visit to24,194Chalaque,see alsoTsa′lăgĭ′;Synonymy.Chance, part played by, in games lxviii–lxixCharlevilleon Cherokee wars371Charley, escape, surrender, and shooting of131,157,158Chat,seeHuhu.Chatelain, Heli, on Angolan folk tales442,446,447,450,452,453Cheowa Maximum, myth concerning405Cheraw, Cherokee relations with14,380Cheraw, sketch of498Cherokee, meaning and derivation of name182–183Cherokee, memoir on myths of xxxvii–xxxix,3–548Cherokee, study of fraternities, cults, and myths of xxvi, xlviiCherokee Advocate, establishment of111,112Cherokee Advocate, myths published by272–273,449,450Cherokee Advocateon treaty with South Carolina31Cherokee Advocateon western Cherokee history146Cherokee Advocate, revival of (1870)147,151Cherokee agency, attempt to annul treaty of104Cherokee agency, treaties of102,120Cherokee agency, proposal made at treaty of113Cherokee Almanac, establishment of112Cherokee Messenger, establishment of112Cherokee outlet, establishment of124,139,142Cherokee outlet,see alsoCherokee strip.Cherokee Phœnix, establishment of111,112,217–218Cherokee Phœnixon Sequoya’s ancestry108Cherokee Phœnix, suppression of123Cherokee strip, cession of153Cherokee strip, establishment of124,139,142Cherokee strip, settlement of other Indians on150,151Cheucunsene,seeKunnesee.Cheyenne, murder of party of209Cheyenne, myths of229,441,443,449,452,465–466Cheyenne, tribal medicine of503Chiaha, Spanish visits to23,24,26,28,197,199,200Chiaroscuro, development of lxxviChickadee, myths concerning285–286,319,454,468Chickamauga band, declaration of war by (1792)71,72Chickamauga band, hostility of (1875–94)62–67,70,72–78Chickamauga band, origin of54Chickamauga gulch, pseudomyth concerning413–414Chickamauga towns, destruction of55,78–79Chickamauga towns, expedition against60Chickasaw, attacks on Cumberland towns by62Chickasaw, attitude of, in Civil war148Chickasaw, attitude of, in Creek war90Chickasaw, boundary between Cherokee and62,66Chickasaw, Cherokee relations with14,38,44,67,72,371,389–390,494Chickasaw, defeat of French by477Chickasaw, friendliness of, toward English35Chickasaw, land cessions by86Chickasaw, Natchez among386Chickasaw, sketch of499,500Chickasaw, treaty with Virginia and North Carolina by63Chickasaw Council House, treaty of (1816)98Chickasaw Old Fields, treaty of85Chicken, Col.George, expedition under33Chilhowee, myth concerning375Chilhowee, threatened burning of (1792)73Chinook jargon, character and use of187–188Chisca, Spanish visits to23,27,201Chivington, Colonel, murder of Cheyenne by209Choctaw, attitude of, in Civil war148Choctaw, attitude of, in Creek war90,91Choctaw, Cherokee relations with72,390Choctawin Texas, union of, with Cherokee143Choctaw, myths of501Choctawname for Cherokee15–16,182–183Choctawnames for Indian tribes182–183Choctaw, sketch of500Chopped oak, traditions concerning415–416Christian, Col.William, expedition under50Christian, Col.William, life of205–206Christian, Col.William, peace agreement arranged by51,53Christianityamong Cherokee37–38,83–84,110–113Christianityamong East Cherokee166Christianity, introduction of, at Kituwha165Church, Captain, on scalping by whites208Citico, ambuscade at65Citizenship, Cherokee, recommendation for114Citizenshipin Cherokee Nation, decision of152,154,156Civil war, Cherokee attitude during148–149Civil war, Cherokee loss in356Civil war, Cherokee suffering from148Civil war, East Cherokee part in161–162,168–172Claiborne, General, defeat of Creeks at Holy Ground by92Claiborne, General on Alabama migration99Clan, features of xlix,1Clan revengeamong Cherokee, abolition of86–87,107Clans, Cherokee212–213Clans, Chickasaw499Clans, Choctaw500Clans, memoir on localization of, in Tusayan xliClans, Muscogee499Clans, Seneca483Clans, Shawano494Clark, GovernorWilliam, Osage-Cherokee conference arranged by105,137Clarke, Peter, on Iroquoian migrations189Clay, Henry, opposition to removal project by129Cloverin Cherokee lore421Coça, Spanish visits to23,24,26,29,194,200–201Cockleburin Cherokee lore426Coffee, General, attack on Creeks at Tallasechatchee, by90,91Coffee, General on battle of Horseshoe bend93–96Coffee, General, wound received by, at Emukfaw creek92Coffeeamong Cherokee214Cofitachiqui, people of499Cofitachiqui, Spanish visits to23,24,28,193–194Cohutta mountain, myths concerning299,302,461,462Colden, Cadwallader, on Iroquoian migrations189Colden, Cadwalladeron Iroquois485Colden, Cadwalladeron name Allege′wi184Cold mountain, myth concerning480Coldwater, burning of67Colerain, Creek peace made at81Collectionsmade by the Bureau xviii, xx–xxi, xxixColonial periodof Cherokee history29–46Color, pleasures of lxiiiColor, primitive ideas concerning lxxxivComanche, attitude of, in Civil war148Comanche, use of language of, as trade language188Comet, Cherokee name for442Confederacy, features of xlixConfederate States, Cherokee declaration for148Confederate States, East Cherokee relations with168–171Congaree, Cherokee relations with31–32Congress, Cherokee representation in125Conjuringin Cherokee myth255,277–278,279,320,374–375,393–394,501,502, passimConjuring, Indian practice of495Conneross, myth concerning412Conoy, association of, with Delawares497Conoy, fate of498Constitution, Cherokee, adoption of112,116,135Constitution, East Cherokee, adoption of173Coosa, Creek peace town207–208Coosawatee, establishment of mission at107Coosawatee, surrender of prisoners at66Cooshatta,seeKoasati.Cooweescoowee, origin of name285Copper, Indian use of23,26Copperhead, myths and lore concerning252–253,296,313Corn, Indian use of481Corn, myths and lore concerning244–245,246,248,249,421,423,432,471Corncobin Cherokee myth436,441Cornelius, Rev.Elias, on The Suck464–465Cornellson Cherokee reception of Prophet’s doctrine89Cornwallis, attempt to invade North Carolina and Virginia by56–57Cornwall school, education of Cherokee at108Coronado, trick attempted on194Cosmogonic myths239–261Cosmogonic myths,see alsoSacred myths.Coste, De Soto’s visit to200Cotton gin, grant to Cherokee of85Coulanges, Fustel de, description of the “Ancient City” by xliCourts, Cherokee, narrowing of jurisdiction of156Courts, East Cherokee166Cowin Cherokee myth265Cow-antin Cherokee lore309Cowee, burning of (1783)61Cowee, legends of375–378,496Coyattee, treaty of63–64Coyote, myths concerning467,468Coytmore, Lieutenant, murder of42–43Crab orchard, skirmish at (1794)74,78Crane, myths concerning290–291,325,445,455Craven, Governor, defeat of Yamassee by33Crawfish, myths and lore concerning239,308,425Crawford, ——, on East Cherokee desire for removal165Crawford, ——, on numbers of East Cherokee168Creeksamong Cherokee142–143Creeks, attitude of, during Civil war148,149Creeks, attitude of, during Revolution55,59–60,62–66,70,72,73,74,77Creeks, attitude of, in 1794, 179578,80Creeks, blood of, among Cherokee234Creeks, boundary between Cherokee and62Creeks, cane-splint fire among429–436Creeks, Cherokee relations with14,15,22,33,38,62,89,142,372,382–385Creeks, chiefs of209–210,216–217Creeks, Choctaw relations with390Creeks, conjuring by502Creeks, friendly, part taken by, in Creek war90–95Creeks, genesis legend of229Creeksin Texas, union of, with Cherokee143Creeks, massacre at Fort Mims by216Creeks, myths of430–432,434,436,447,450,452–455,463,467,473,476Creeks, Natchez among386Creeks, peace town of207–208Creeks, peace treaties with (1796)67–68,81Creeks, probable origin of Cherokee myths among235Creeks, removal of, to the West141Creeks, sacred square of502Creeks, sketch of498Creeks, songs of504Creeks, Taskigi among388–389Creeks, treaty with Virginia and North Carolina by63Creek path, Cherokee attack on settlement on383–384Creek path, withdrawal of Creeks to neighborhood of383Creek war, beginning of87–89Creek war, Cherokee loss by97,98Creek war, Cherokee part in89,97,164Creek war, Cherokee remembrance of232Creek war, pensions to Cherokee veterans of123Cremationby Pueblo Viejo inhabitants xvCricket, myths and lore concerning269,309,401,504Crockett, David, opposition to removal project by129Crow, Cherokee name for282Crowin Cherokee myth283,314–315Crow town, building of54Culture, processes of xxi–xxvCulver root, Cherokee lore426Cumberland settlements, raids on62–65Cuming, SirAlexander, mission of, to Cherokee35Curia,seeFraternity.Currahee Dick, establishment of mission at instance of108Curtin, Jeremiah, myths given by359–364,365–370,473,489Curtis act, effect of156Cushatta,seeKoasati499Cushing, F. H., model of Zuñi altar by xlviiiCushing, F. H., study of religious fraternities and cults by xlviiCushing, F. H., work of xixCusickon Iroquoian migrations189Cusickon Iroquois myths229,444,469,501Cuttawa,seeKitu′hwagĭ;Synonymy.Cyclopediaof Indian tribes, work on xxviii–xxix

CCabot, Sebastian, visit to America by191Caddoin Texas, union of, with Cherokee143Caddo, wanderings of146Cairnsin Cherokee country20–21,491Caleebee creek, battle of93Calendars, Kiowa, publication of paper on xxvi, xxixCalendar systems, Mayan, memoir on xli–xliiCalhounon Seneca town485Calhoun, reply to Cherokee memorial by115Calhoun, reply to Georgia’s protest by116Cameron, ——, attempt to seize48Cameron, ——, encounter between Williamson’s force and50Cameron, ——, interception of letter to47Cameron, ——, raid led by48Campbell, Col.Arthur, defeat of Ferguson by57Campbell, Col.Arthur, expedition under (1780–81)57–58Campbell, Col.Arthuron British agent and Tories at Chickamauga55Campbell, Col.Arthuron Chickamauga band54Campbell, Col.Arthuron Nancy Ward204Campbell, Col.Arthuron Sevier’s expedition (1781)59Campionin Cherokee lore426Canasagua, De Soto’s visit to26,197Candy, John, printer of Cherokee Phœnix111Cane, Indian use of490Cannibals, myths concerning247,349–350,483,501Canoes, Cherokee496Canos,seeCofitachiqui.Canup, W. T., acknowledgments to13Cape Girardeau, settlement of Delawares and Shawano at99Cardinal flowerin Cherokee lore424Carringtonon East Cherokee chiefs175Carringtonon East Cherokee constitution173Carringtonon East Cherokee in Civil war170,171Carringtonon Iroquois485Carringtonon Iroquois peace towns208Carroll, Gov.William, treaty signed by125Carroll, Gov.William, on Catawba in Cherokee war44Carroll, Gov.Williamon English conduct toward Cherokee38Cartier, Indians found on St Lawrence by190Cass, Lewis, reply to Schermerhorn’s proposals by122Casteel family, murder of76Castor Hill, treaty of (1852)99Cat, Cherokee name for265Cataractsin Cherokee lore426Catawba, Cherokee relations with14,36,31–32,44,49,165,234,380–381Catawba, feather ornament of504Catawba, myths of452Catawbaname for Cherokee16,183Catawba, population of (1755)39Catawba, sketch of498Catawba, Spanish contact with28“Catgut” in Cherokee lore425Catlinon Tahchee141Cattle raisingby Cherokee82,122,137,166,213–214Cauchi, De Soto’s visit to29Cavitts station, attack on75Cebollita valley, excavation of ruins around xiiiCedar, lore concerning421,505Censusesof Cherokee34,103,112,125,150,156–157Censusesof East Cherokee167–168,172,176,179,180Central America, memoir on numeral systems of xliv, xlvCeremony, development of lxxviii–lxxixChalaque, De Soto’s visit to24,194Chalaque,see alsoTsa′lăgĭ′;Synonymy.Chance, part played by, in games lxviii–lxixCharlevilleon Cherokee wars371Charley, escape, surrender, and shooting of131,157,158Chat,seeHuhu.Chatelain, Heli, on Angolan folk tales442,446,447,450,452,453Cheowa Maximum, myth concerning405Cheraw, Cherokee relations with14,380Cheraw, sketch of498Cherokee, meaning and derivation of name182–183Cherokee, memoir on myths of xxxvii–xxxix,3–548Cherokee, study of fraternities, cults, and myths of xxvi, xlviiCherokee Advocate, establishment of111,112Cherokee Advocate, myths published by272–273,449,450Cherokee Advocateon treaty with South Carolina31Cherokee Advocateon western Cherokee history146Cherokee Advocate, revival of (1870)147,151Cherokee agency, attempt to annul treaty of104Cherokee agency, treaties of102,120Cherokee agency, proposal made at treaty of113Cherokee Almanac, establishment of112Cherokee Messenger, establishment of112Cherokee outlet, establishment of124,139,142Cherokee outlet,see alsoCherokee strip.Cherokee Phœnix, establishment of111,112,217–218Cherokee Phœnixon Sequoya’s ancestry108Cherokee Phœnix, suppression of123Cherokee strip, cession of153Cherokee strip, establishment of124,139,142Cherokee strip, settlement of other Indians on150,151Cheucunsene,seeKunnesee.Cheyenne, murder of party of209Cheyenne, myths of229,441,443,449,452,465–466Cheyenne, tribal medicine of503Chiaha, Spanish visits to23,24,26,28,197,199,200Chiaroscuro, development of lxxviChickadee, myths concerning285–286,319,454,468Chickamauga band, declaration of war by (1792)71,72Chickamauga band, hostility of (1875–94)62–67,70,72–78Chickamauga band, origin of54Chickamauga gulch, pseudomyth concerning413–414Chickamauga towns, destruction of55,78–79Chickamauga towns, expedition against60Chickasaw, attacks on Cumberland towns by62Chickasaw, attitude of, in Civil war148Chickasaw, attitude of, in Creek war90Chickasaw, boundary between Cherokee and62,66Chickasaw, Cherokee relations with14,38,44,67,72,371,389–390,494Chickasaw, defeat of French by477Chickasaw, friendliness of, toward English35Chickasaw, land cessions by86Chickasaw, Natchez among386Chickasaw, sketch of499,500Chickasaw, treaty with Virginia and North Carolina by63Chickasaw Council House, treaty of (1816)98Chickasaw Old Fields, treaty of85Chicken, Col.George, expedition under33Chilhowee, myth concerning375Chilhowee, threatened burning of (1792)73Chinook jargon, character and use of187–188Chisca, Spanish visits to23,27,201Chivington, Colonel, murder of Cheyenne by209Choctaw, attitude of, in Civil war148Choctaw, attitude of, in Creek war90,91Choctaw, Cherokee relations with72,390Choctawin Texas, union of, with Cherokee143Choctaw, myths of501Choctawname for Cherokee15–16,182–183Choctawnames for Indian tribes182–183Choctaw, sketch of500Chopped oak, traditions concerning415–416Christian, Col.William, expedition under50Christian, Col.William, life of205–206Christian, Col.William, peace agreement arranged by51,53Christianityamong Cherokee37–38,83–84,110–113Christianityamong East Cherokee166Christianity, introduction of, at Kituwha165Church, Captain, on scalping by whites208Citico, ambuscade at65Citizenship, Cherokee, recommendation for114Citizenshipin Cherokee Nation, decision of152,154,156Civil war, Cherokee attitude during148–149Civil war, Cherokee loss in356Civil war, Cherokee suffering from148Civil war, East Cherokee part in161–162,168–172Claiborne, General, defeat of Creeks at Holy Ground by92Claiborne, General on Alabama migration99Clan, features of xlix,1Clan revengeamong Cherokee, abolition of86–87,107Clans, Cherokee212–213Clans, Chickasaw499Clans, Choctaw500Clans, memoir on localization of, in Tusayan xliClans, Muscogee499Clans, Seneca483Clans, Shawano494Clark, GovernorWilliam, Osage-Cherokee conference arranged by105,137Clarke, Peter, on Iroquoian migrations189Clay, Henry, opposition to removal project by129Cloverin Cherokee lore421Coça, Spanish visits to23,24,26,29,194,200–201Cockleburin Cherokee lore426Coffee, General, attack on Creeks at Tallasechatchee, by90,91Coffee, General on battle of Horseshoe bend93–96Coffee, General, wound received by, at Emukfaw creek92Coffeeamong Cherokee214Cofitachiqui, people of499Cofitachiqui, Spanish visits to23,24,28,193–194Cohutta mountain, myths concerning299,302,461,462Colden, Cadwallader, on Iroquoian migrations189Colden, Cadwalladeron Iroquois485Colden, Cadwalladeron name Allege′wi184Cold mountain, myth concerning480Coldwater, burning of67Colerain, Creek peace made at81Collectionsmade by the Bureau xviii, xx–xxi, xxixColonial periodof Cherokee history29–46Color, pleasures of lxiiiColor, primitive ideas concerning lxxxivComanche, attitude of, in Civil war148Comanche, use of language of, as trade language188Comet, Cherokee name for442Confederacy, features of xlixConfederate States, Cherokee declaration for148Confederate States, East Cherokee relations with168–171Congaree, Cherokee relations with31–32Congress, Cherokee representation in125Conjuringin Cherokee myth255,277–278,279,320,374–375,393–394,501,502, passimConjuring, Indian practice of495Conneross, myth concerning412Conoy, association of, with Delawares497Conoy, fate of498Constitution, Cherokee, adoption of112,116,135Constitution, East Cherokee, adoption of173Coosa, Creek peace town207–208Coosawatee, establishment of mission at107Coosawatee, surrender of prisoners at66Cooshatta,seeKoasati.Cooweescoowee, origin of name285Copper, Indian use of23,26Copperhead, myths and lore concerning252–253,296,313Corn, Indian use of481Corn, myths and lore concerning244–245,246,248,249,421,423,432,471Corncobin Cherokee myth436,441Cornelius, Rev.Elias, on The Suck464–465Cornellson Cherokee reception of Prophet’s doctrine89Cornwallis, attempt to invade North Carolina and Virginia by56–57Cornwall school, education of Cherokee at108Coronado, trick attempted on194Cosmogonic myths239–261Cosmogonic myths,see alsoSacred myths.Coste, De Soto’s visit to200Cotton gin, grant to Cherokee of85Coulanges, Fustel de, description of the “Ancient City” by xliCourts, Cherokee, narrowing of jurisdiction of156Courts, East Cherokee166Cowin Cherokee myth265Cow-antin Cherokee lore309Cowee, burning of (1783)61Cowee, legends of375–378,496Coyattee, treaty of63–64Coyote, myths concerning467,468Coytmore, Lieutenant, murder of42–43Crab orchard, skirmish at (1794)74,78Crane, myths concerning290–291,325,445,455Craven, Governor, defeat of Yamassee by33Crawfish, myths and lore concerning239,308,425Crawford, ——, on East Cherokee desire for removal165Crawford, ——, on numbers of East Cherokee168Creeksamong Cherokee142–143Creeks, attitude of, during Civil war148,149Creeks, attitude of, during Revolution55,59–60,62–66,70,72,73,74,77Creeks, attitude of, in 1794, 179578,80Creeks, blood of, among Cherokee234Creeks, boundary between Cherokee and62Creeks, cane-splint fire among429–436Creeks, Cherokee relations with14,15,22,33,38,62,89,142,372,382–385Creeks, chiefs of209–210,216–217Creeks, Choctaw relations with390Creeks, conjuring by502Creeks, friendly, part taken by, in Creek war90–95Creeks, genesis legend of229Creeksin Texas, union of, with Cherokee143Creeks, massacre at Fort Mims by216Creeks, myths of430–432,434,436,447,450,452–455,463,467,473,476Creeks, Natchez among386Creeks, peace town of207–208Creeks, peace treaties with (1796)67–68,81Creeks, probable origin of Cherokee myths among235Creeks, removal of, to the West141Creeks, sacred square of502Creeks, sketch of498Creeks, songs of504Creeks, Taskigi among388–389Creeks, treaty with Virginia and North Carolina by63Creek path, Cherokee attack on settlement on383–384Creek path, withdrawal of Creeks to neighborhood of383Creek war, beginning of87–89Creek war, Cherokee loss by97,98Creek war, Cherokee part in89,97,164Creek war, Cherokee remembrance of232Creek war, pensions to Cherokee veterans of123Cremationby Pueblo Viejo inhabitants xvCricket, myths and lore concerning269,309,401,504Crockett, David, opposition to removal project by129Crow, Cherokee name for282Crowin Cherokee myth283,314–315Crow town, building of54Culture, processes of xxi–xxvCulver root, Cherokee lore426Cumberland settlements, raids on62–65Cuming, SirAlexander, mission of, to Cherokee35Curia,seeFraternity.Currahee Dick, establishment of mission at instance of108Curtin, Jeremiah, myths given by359–364,365–370,473,489Curtis act, effect of156Cushatta,seeKoasati499Cushing, F. H., model of Zuñi altar by xlviiiCushing, F. H., study of religious fraternities and cults by xlviiCushing, F. H., work of xixCusickon Iroquoian migrations189Cusickon Iroquois myths229,444,469,501Cuttawa,seeKitu′hwagĭ;Synonymy.Cyclopediaof Indian tribes, work on xxviii–xxix

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Cabot, Sebastian, visit to America by191Caddoin Texas, union of, with Cherokee143Caddo, wanderings of146Cairnsin Cherokee country20–21,491Caleebee creek, battle of93Calendars, Kiowa, publication of paper on xxvi, xxixCalendar systems, Mayan, memoir on xli–xliiCalhounon Seneca town485Calhoun, reply to Cherokee memorial by115Calhoun, reply to Georgia’s protest by116Cameron, ——, attempt to seize48Cameron, ——, encounter between Williamson’s force and50Cameron, ——, interception of letter to47Cameron, ——, raid led by48Campbell, Col.Arthur, defeat of Ferguson by57Campbell, Col.Arthur, expedition under (1780–81)57–58Campbell, Col.Arthuron British agent and Tories at Chickamauga55Campbell, Col.Arthuron Chickamauga band54Campbell, Col.Arthuron Nancy Ward204Campbell, Col.Arthuron Sevier’s expedition (1781)59Campionin Cherokee lore426Canasagua, De Soto’s visit to26,197Candy, John, printer of Cherokee Phœnix111Cane, Indian use of490Cannibals, myths concerning247,349–350,483,501Canoes, Cherokee496Canos,seeCofitachiqui.Canup, W. T., acknowledgments to13Cape Girardeau, settlement of Delawares and Shawano at99Cardinal flowerin Cherokee lore424Carringtonon East Cherokee chiefs175Carringtonon East Cherokee constitution173Carringtonon East Cherokee in Civil war170,171Carringtonon Iroquois485Carringtonon Iroquois peace towns208Carroll, Gov.William, treaty signed by125Carroll, Gov.William, on Catawba in Cherokee war44Carroll, Gov.Williamon English conduct toward Cherokee38Cartier, Indians found on St Lawrence by190Cass, Lewis, reply to Schermerhorn’s proposals by122Casteel family, murder of76Castor Hill, treaty of (1852)99Cat, Cherokee name for265Cataractsin Cherokee lore426Catawba, Cherokee relations with14,36,31–32,44,49,165,234,380–381Catawba, feather ornament of504Catawba, myths of452Catawbaname for Cherokee16,183Catawba, population of (1755)39Catawba, sketch of498Catawba, Spanish contact with28“Catgut” in Cherokee lore425Catlinon Tahchee141Cattle raisingby Cherokee82,122,137,166,213–214Cauchi, De Soto’s visit to29Cavitts station, attack on75Cebollita valley, excavation of ruins around xiiiCedar, lore concerning421,505Censusesof Cherokee34,103,112,125,150,156–157Censusesof East Cherokee167–168,172,176,179,180Central America, memoir on numeral systems of xliv, xlvCeremony, development of lxxviii–lxxixChalaque, De Soto’s visit to24,194Chalaque,see alsoTsa′lăgĭ′;Synonymy.Chance, part played by, in games lxviii–lxixCharlevilleon Cherokee wars371Charley, escape, surrender, and shooting of131,157,158Chat,seeHuhu.Chatelain, Heli, on Angolan folk tales442,446,447,450,452,453Cheowa Maximum, myth concerning405Cheraw, Cherokee relations with14,380Cheraw, sketch of498Cherokee, meaning and derivation of name182–183Cherokee, memoir on myths of xxxvii–xxxix,3–548Cherokee, study of fraternities, cults, and myths of xxvi, xlviiCherokee Advocate, establishment of111,112Cherokee Advocate, myths published by272–273,449,450Cherokee Advocateon treaty with South Carolina31Cherokee Advocateon western Cherokee history146Cherokee Advocate, revival of (1870)147,151Cherokee agency, attempt to annul treaty of104Cherokee agency, treaties of102,120Cherokee agency, proposal made at treaty of113Cherokee Almanac, establishment of112Cherokee Messenger, establishment of112Cherokee outlet, establishment of124,139,142Cherokee outlet,see alsoCherokee strip.Cherokee Phœnix, establishment of111,112,217–218Cherokee Phœnixon Sequoya’s ancestry108Cherokee Phœnix, suppression of123Cherokee strip, cession of153Cherokee strip, establishment of124,139,142Cherokee strip, settlement of other Indians on150,151Cheucunsene,seeKunnesee.Cheyenne, murder of party of209Cheyenne, myths of229,441,443,449,452,465–466Cheyenne, tribal medicine of503Chiaha, Spanish visits to23,24,26,28,197,199,200Chiaroscuro, development of lxxviChickadee, myths concerning285–286,319,454,468Chickamauga band, declaration of war by (1792)71,72Chickamauga band, hostility of (1875–94)62–67,70,72–78Chickamauga band, origin of54Chickamauga gulch, pseudomyth concerning413–414Chickamauga towns, destruction of55,78–79Chickamauga towns, expedition against60Chickasaw, attacks on Cumberland towns by62Chickasaw, attitude of, in Civil war148Chickasaw, attitude of, in Creek war90Chickasaw, boundary between Cherokee and62,66Chickasaw, Cherokee relations with14,38,44,67,72,371,389–390,494Chickasaw, defeat of French by477Chickasaw, friendliness of, toward English35Chickasaw, land cessions by86Chickasaw, Natchez among386Chickasaw, sketch of499,500Chickasaw, treaty with Virginia and North Carolina by63Chickasaw Council House, treaty of (1816)98Chickasaw Old Fields, treaty of85Chicken, Col.George, expedition under33Chilhowee, myth concerning375Chilhowee, threatened burning of (1792)73Chinook jargon, character and use of187–188Chisca, Spanish visits to23,27,201Chivington, Colonel, murder of Cheyenne by209Choctaw, attitude of, in Civil war148Choctaw, attitude of, in Creek war90,91Choctaw, Cherokee relations with72,390Choctawin Texas, union of, with Cherokee143Choctaw, myths of501Choctawname for Cherokee15–16,182–183Choctawnames for Indian tribes182–183Choctaw, sketch of500Chopped oak, traditions concerning415–416Christian, Col.William, expedition under50Christian, Col.William, life of205–206Christian, Col.William, peace agreement arranged by51,53Christianityamong Cherokee37–38,83–84,110–113Christianityamong East Cherokee166Christianity, introduction of, at Kituwha165Church, Captain, on scalping by whites208Citico, ambuscade at65Citizenship, Cherokee, recommendation for114Citizenshipin Cherokee Nation, decision of152,154,156Civil war, Cherokee attitude during148–149Civil war, Cherokee loss in356Civil war, Cherokee suffering from148Civil war, East Cherokee part in161–162,168–172Claiborne, General, defeat of Creeks at Holy Ground by92Claiborne, General on Alabama migration99Clan, features of xlix,1Clan revengeamong Cherokee, abolition of86–87,107Clans, Cherokee212–213Clans, Chickasaw499Clans, Choctaw500Clans, memoir on localization of, in Tusayan xliClans, Muscogee499Clans, Seneca483Clans, Shawano494Clark, GovernorWilliam, Osage-Cherokee conference arranged by105,137Clarke, Peter, on Iroquoian migrations189Clay, Henry, opposition to removal project by129Cloverin Cherokee lore421Coça, Spanish visits to23,24,26,29,194,200–201Cockleburin Cherokee lore426Coffee, General, attack on Creeks at Tallasechatchee, by90,91Coffee, General on battle of Horseshoe bend93–96Coffee, General, wound received by, at Emukfaw creek92Coffeeamong Cherokee214Cofitachiqui, people of499Cofitachiqui, Spanish visits to23,24,28,193–194Cohutta mountain, myths concerning299,302,461,462Colden, Cadwallader, on Iroquoian migrations189Colden, Cadwalladeron Iroquois485Colden, Cadwalladeron name Allege′wi184Cold mountain, myth concerning480Coldwater, burning of67Colerain, Creek peace made at81Collectionsmade by the Bureau xviii, xx–xxi, xxixColonial periodof Cherokee history29–46Color, pleasures of lxiiiColor, primitive ideas concerning lxxxivComanche, attitude of, in Civil war148Comanche, use of language of, as trade language188Comet, Cherokee name for442Confederacy, features of xlixConfederate States, Cherokee declaration for148Confederate States, East Cherokee relations with168–171Congaree, Cherokee relations with31–32Congress, Cherokee representation in125Conjuringin Cherokee myth255,277–278,279,320,374–375,393–394,501,502, passimConjuring, Indian practice of495Conneross, myth concerning412Conoy, association of, with Delawares497Conoy, fate of498Constitution, Cherokee, adoption of112,116,135Constitution, East Cherokee, adoption of173Coosa, Creek peace town207–208Coosawatee, establishment of mission at107Coosawatee, surrender of prisoners at66Cooshatta,seeKoasati.Cooweescoowee, origin of name285Copper, Indian use of23,26Copperhead, myths and lore concerning252–253,296,313Corn, Indian use of481Corn, myths and lore concerning244–245,246,248,249,421,423,432,471Corncobin Cherokee myth436,441Cornelius, Rev.Elias, on The Suck464–465Cornellson Cherokee reception of Prophet’s doctrine89Cornwallis, attempt to invade North Carolina and Virginia by56–57Cornwall school, education of Cherokee at108Coronado, trick attempted on194Cosmogonic myths239–261Cosmogonic myths,see alsoSacred myths.Coste, De Soto’s visit to200Cotton gin, grant to Cherokee of85Coulanges, Fustel de, description of the “Ancient City” by xliCourts, Cherokee, narrowing of jurisdiction of156Courts, East Cherokee166Cowin Cherokee myth265Cow-antin Cherokee lore309Cowee, burning of (1783)61Cowee, legends of375–378,496Coyattee, treaty of63–64Coyote, myths concerning467,468Coytmore, Lieutenant, murder of42–43Crab orchard, skirmish at (1794)74,78Crane, myths concerning290–291,325,445,455Craven, Governor, defeat of Yamassee by33Crawfish, myths and lore concerning239,308,425Crawford, ——, on East Cherokee desire for removal165Crawford, ——, on numbers of East Cherokee168Creeksamong Cherokee142–143Creeks, attitude of, during Civil war148,149Creeks, attitude of, during Revolution55,59–60,62–66,70,72,73,74,77Creeks, attitude of, in 1794, 179578,80Creeks, blood of, among Cherokee234Creeks, boundary between Cherokee and62Creeks, cane-splint fire among429–436Creeks, Cherokee relations with14,15,22,33,38,62,89,142,372,382–385Creeks, chiefs of209–210,216–217Creeks, Choctaw relations with390Creeks, conjuring by502Creeks, friendly, part taken by, in Creek war90–95Creeks, genesis legend of229Creeksin Texas, union of, with Cherokee143Creeks, massacre at Fort Mims by216Creeks, myths of430–432,434,436,447,450,452–455,463,467,473,476Creeks, Natchez among386Creeks, peace town of207–208Creeks, peace treaties with (1796)67–68,81Creeks, probable origin of Cherokee myths among235Creeks, removal of, to the West141Creeks, sacred square of502Creeks, sketch of498Creeks, songs of504Creeks, Taskigi among388–389Creeks, treaty with Virginia and North Carolina by63Creek path, Cherokee attack on settlement on383–384Creek path, withdrawal of Creeks to neighborhood of383Creek war, beginning of87–89Creek war, Cherokee loss by97,98Creek war, Cherokee part in89,97,164Creek war, Cherokee remembrance of232Creek war, pensions to Cherokee veterans of123Cremationby Pueblo Viejo inhabitants xvCricket, myths and lore concerning269,309,401,504Crockett, David, opposition to removal project by129Crow, Cherokee name for282Crowin Cherokee myth283,314–315Crow town, building of54Culture, processes of xxi–xxvCulver root, Cherokee lore426Cumberland settlements, raids on62–65Cuming, SirAlexander, mission of, to Cherokee35Curia,seeFraternity.Currahee Dick, establishment of mission at instance of108Curtin, Jeremiah, myths given by359–364,365–370,473,489Curtis act, effect of156Cushatta,seeKoasati499Cushing, F. H., model of Zuñi altar by xlviiiCushing, F. H., study of religious fraternities and cults by xlviiCushing, F. H., work of xixCusickon Iroquoian migrations189Cusickon Iroquois myths229,444,469,501Cuttawa,seeKitu′hwagĭ;Synonymy.Cyclopediaof Indian tribes, work on xxviii–xxix

Cabot, Sebastian, visit to America by191

Caddoin Texas, union of, with Cherokee143

Caddo, wanderings of146

Cairnsin Cherokee country20–21,491

Caleebee creek, battle of93

Calendars, Kiowa, publication of paper on xxvi, xxix

Calendar systems, Mayan, memoir on xli–xlii

Calhounon Seneca town485

Calhoun, reply to Cherokee memorial by115

Calhoun, reply to Georgia’s protest by116

Cameron, ——, attempt to seize48

Cameron, ——, encounter between Williamson’s force and50

Cameron, ——, interception of letter to47

Cameron, ——, raid led by48

Campbell, Col.Arthur, defeat of Ferguson by57

Campbell, Col.Arthur, expedition under (1780–81)57–58

Campbell, Col.Arthuron British agent and Tories at Chickamauga55

Campbell, Col.Arthuron Chickamauga band54

Campbell, Col.Arthuron Nancy Ward204

Campbell, Col.Arthuron Sevier’s expedition (1781)59

Campionin Cherokee lore426

Canasagua, De Soto’s visit to26,197

Candy, John, printer of Cherokee Phœnix111

Cane, Indian use of490

Cannibals, myths concerning247,349–350,483,501

Canoes, Cherokee496

Canos,seeCofitachiqui.

Canup, W. T., acknowledgments to13

Cape Girardeau, settlement of Delawares and Shawano at99

Cardinal flowerin Cherokee lore424

Carringtonon East Cherokee chiefs175

Carringtonon East Cherokee constitution173

Carringtonon East Cherokee in Civil war170,171

Carringtonon Iroquois485

Carringtonon Iroquois peace towns208

Carroll, Gov.William, treaty signed by125

Carroll, Gov.William, on Catawba in Cherokee war44

Carroll, Gov.Williamon English conduct toward Cherokee38

Cartier, Indians found on St Lawrence by190

Cass, Lewis, reply to Schermerhorn’s proposals by122

Casteel family, murder of76

Castor Hill, treaty of (1852)99

Cat, Cherokee name for265

Cataractsin Cherokee lore426

Catawba, Cherokee relations with14,36,31–32,44,49,165,234,380–381

Catawba, feather ornament of504

Catawba, myths of452

Catawbaname for Cherokee16,183

Catawba, population of (1755)39

Catawba, sketch of498

Catawba, Spanish contact with28

“Catgut” in Cherokee lore425

Catlinon Tahchee141

Cattle raisingby Cherokee82,122,137,166,213–214

Cauchi, De Soto’s visit to29

Cavitts station, attack on75

Cebollita valley, excavation of ruins around xiii

Cedar, lore concerning421,505

Censusesof Cherokee34,103,112,125,150,156–157

Censusesof East Cherokee167–168,172,176,179,180

Central America, memoir on numeral systems of xliv, xlv

Ceremony, development of lxxviii–lxxix

Chalaque, De Soto’s visit to24,194

Chalaque,see alsoTsa′lăgĭ′;Synonymy.

Chance, part played by, in games lxviii–lxix

Charlevilleon Cherokee wars371

Charley, escape, surrender, and shooting of131,157,158

Chat,seeHuhu.

Chatelain, Heli, on Angolan folk tales442,446,447,450,452,453

Cheowa Maximum, myth concerning405

Cheraw, Cherokee relations with14,380

Cheraw, sketch of498

Cherokee, meaning and derivation of name182–183

Cherokee, memoir on myths of xxxvii–xxxix,3–548

Cherokee, study of fraternities, cults, and myths of xxvi, xlvii

Cherokee Advocate, establishment of111,112

Cherokee Advocate, myths published by272–273,449,450

Cherokee Advocateon treaty with South Carolina31

Cherokee Advocateon western Cherokee history146

Cherokee Advocate, revival of (1870)147,151

Cherokee agency, attempt to annul treaty of104

Cherokee agency, treaties of102,120

Cherokee agency, proposal made at treaty of113

Cherokee Almanac, establishment of112

Cherokee Messenger, establishment of112

Cherokee outlet, establishment of124,139,142

Cherokee outlet,see alsoCherokee strip.

Cherokee Phœnix, establishment of111,112,217–218

Cherokee Phœnixon Sequoya’s ancestry108

Cherokee Phœnix, suppression of123

Cherokee strip, cession of153

Cherokee strip, establishment of124,139,142

Cherokee strip, settlement of other Indians on150,151

Cheucunsene,seeKunnesee.

Cheyenne, murder of party of209

Cheyenne, myths of229,441,443,449,452,465–466

Cheyenne, tribal medicine of503

Chiaha, Spanish visits to23,24,26,28,197,199,200

Chiaroscuro, development of lxxvi

Chickadee, myths concerning285–286,319,454,468

Chickamauga band, declaration of war by (1792)71,72

Chickamauga band, hostility of (1875–94)62–67,70,72–78

Chickamauga band, origin of54

Chickamauga gulch, pseudomyth concerning413–414

Chickamauga towns, destruction of55,78–79

Chickamauga towns, expedition against60

Chickasaw, attacks on Cumberland towns by62

Chickasaw, attitude of, in Civil war148

Chickasaw, attitude of, in Creek war90

Chickasaw, boundary between Cherokee and62,66

Chickasaw, Cherokee relations with14,38,44,67,72,371,389–390,494

Chickasaw, defeat of French by477

Chickasaw, friendliness of, toward English35

Chickasaw, land cessions by86

Chickasaw, Natchez among386

Chickasaw, sketch of499,500

Chickasaw, treaty with Virginia and North Carolina by63

Chickasaw Council House, treaty of (1816)98

Chickasaw Old Fields, treaty of85

Chicken, Col.George, expedition under33

Chilhowee, myth concerning375

Chilhowee, threatened burning of (1792)73

Chinook jargon, character and use of187–188

Chisca, Spanish visits to23,27,201

Chivington, Colonel, murder of Cheyenne by209

Choctaw, attitude of, in Civil war148

Choctaw, attitude of, in Creek war90,91

Choctaw, Cherokee relations with72,390

Choctawin Texas, union of, with Cherokee143

Choctaw, myths of501

Choctawname for Cherokee15–16,182–183

Choctawnames for Indian tribes182–183

Choctaw, sketch of500

Chopped oak, traditions concerning415–416

Christian, Col.William, expedition under50

Christian, Col.William, life of205–206

Christian, Col.William, peace agreement arranged by51,53

Christianityamong Cherokee37–38,83–84,110–113

Christianityamong East Cherokee166

Christianity, introduction of, at Kituwha165

Church, Captain, on scalping by whites208

Citico, ambuscade at65

Citizenship, Cherokee, recommendation for114

Citizenshipin Cherokee Nation, decision of152,154,156

Civil war, Cherokee attitude during148–149

Civil war, Cherokee loss in356

Civil war, Cherokee suffering from148

Civil war, East Cherokee part in161–162,168–172

Claiborne, General, defeat of Creeks at Holy Ground by92

Claiborne, General on Alabama migration99

Clan, features of xlix,1

Clan revengeamong Cherokee, abolition of86–87,107

Clans, Cherokee212–213

Clans, Chickasaw499

Clans, Choctaw500

Clans, memoir on localization of, in Tusayan xli

Clans, Muscogee499

Clans, Seneca483

Clans, Shawano494

Clark, GovernorWilliam, Osage-Cherokee conference arranged by105,137

Clarke, Peter, on Iroquoian migrations189

Clay, Henry, opposition to removal project by129

Cloverin Cherokee lore421

Coça, Spanish visits to23,24,26,29,194,200–201

Cockleburin Cherokee lore426

Coffee, General, attack on Creeks at Tallasechatchee, by90,91

Coffee, General on battle of Horseshoe bend93–96

Coffee, General, wound received by, at Emukfaw creek92

Coffeeamong Cherokee214

Cofitachiqui, people of499

Cofitachiqui, Spanish visits to23,24,28,193–194

Cohutta mountain, myths concerning299,302,461,462

Colden, Cadwallader, on Iroquoian migrations189

Colden, Cadwalladeron Iroquois485

Colden, Cadwalladeron name Allege′wi184

Cold mountain, myth concerning480

Coldwater, burning of67

Colerain, Creek peace made at81

Collectionsmade by the Bureau xviii, xx–xxi, xxix

Colonial periodof Cherokee history29–46

Color, pleasures of lxiii

Color, primitive ideas concerning lxxxiv

Comanche, attitude of, in Civil war148

Comanche, use of language of, as trade language188

Comet, Cherokee name for442

Confederacy, features of xlix

Confederate States, Cherokee declaration for148

Confederate States, East Cherokee relations with168–171

Congaree, Cherokee relations with31–32

Congress, Cherokee representation in125

Conjuringin Cherokee myth255,277–278,279,320,374–375,393–394,501,502, passim

Conjuring, Indian practice of495

Conneross, myth concerning412

Conoy, association of, with Delawares497

Conoy, fate of498

Constitution, Cherokee, adoption of112,116,135

Constitution, East Cherokee, adoption of173

Coosa, Creek peace town207–208

Coosawatee, establishment of mission at107

Coosawatee, surrender of prisoners at66

Cooshatta,seeKoasati.

Cooweescoowee, origin of name285

Copper, Indian use of23,26

Copperhead, myths and lore concerning252–253,296,313

Corn, Indian use of481

Corn, myths and lore concerning244–245,246,248,249,421,423,432,471

Corncobin Cherokee myth436,441

Cornelius, Rev.Elias, on The Suck464–465

Cornellson Cherokee reception of Prophet’s doctrine89

Cornwallis, attempt to invade North Carolina and Virginia by56–57

Cornwall school, education of Cherokee at108

Coronado, trick attempted on194

Cosmogonic myths239–261

Cosmogonic myths,see alsoSacred myths.

Coste, De Soto’s visit to200

Cotton gin, grant to Cherokee of85

Coulanges, Fustel de, description of the “Ancient City” by xli

Courts, Cherokee, narrowing of jurisdiction of156

Courts, East Cherokee166

Cowin Cherokee myth265

Cow-antin Cherokee lore309

Cowee, burning of (1783)61

Cowee, legends of375–378,496

Coyattee, treaty of63–64

Coyote, myths concerning467,468

Coytmore, Lieutenant, murder of42–43

Crab orchard, skirmish at (1794)74,78

Crane, myths concerning290–291,325,445,455

Craven, Governor, defeat of Yamassee by33

Crawfish, myths and lore concerning239,308,425

Crawford, ——, on East Cherokee desire for removal165

Crawford, ——, on numbers of East Cherokee168

Creeksamong Cherokee142–143

Creeks, attitude of, during Civil war148,149

Creeks, attitude of, during Revolution55,59–60,62–66,70,72,73,74,77

Creeks, attitude of, in 1794, 179578,80

Creeks, blood of, among Cherokee234

Creeks, boundary between Cherokee and62

Creeks, cane-splint fire among429–436

Creeks, Cherokee relations with14,15,22,33,38,62,89,142,372,382–385

Creeks, chiefs of209–210,216–217

Creeks, Choctaw relations with390

Creeks, conjuring by502

Creeks, friendly, part taken by, in Creek war90–95

Creeks, genesis legend of229

Creeksin Texas, union of, with Cherokee143

Creeks, massacre at Fort Mims by216

Creeks, myths of430–432,434,436,447,450,452–455,463,467,473,476

Creeks, Natchez among386

Creeks, peace town of207–208

Creeks, peace treaties with (1796)67–68,81

Creeks, probable origin of Cherokee myths among235

Creeks, removal of, to the West141

Creeks, sacred square of502

Creeks, sketch of498

Creeks, songs of504

Creeks, Taskigi among388–389

Creeks, treaty with Virginia and North Carolina by63

Creek path, Cherokee attack on settlement on383–384

Creek path, withdrawal of Creeks to neighborhood of383

Creek war, beginning of87–89

Creek war, Cherokee loss by97,98

Creek war, Cherokee part in89,97,164

Creek war, Cherokee remembrance of232

Creek war, pensions to Cherokee veterans of123

Cremationby Pueblo Viejo inhabitants xv

Cricket, myths and lore concerning269,309,401,504

Crockett, David, opposition to removal project by129

Crow, Cherokee name for282

Crowin Cherokee myth283,314–315

Crow town, building of54

Culture, processes of xxi–xxv

Culver root, Cherokee lore426

Cumberland settlements, raids on62–65

Cuming, SirAlexander, mission of, to Cherokee35

Curia,seeFraternity.

Currahee Dick, establishment of mission at instance of108

Curtin, Jeremiah, myths given by359–364,365–370,473,489

Curtis act, effect of156

Cushatta,seeKoasati499

Cushing, F. H., model of Zuñi altar by xlviii

Cushing, F. H., study of religious fraternities and cults by xlvii

Cushing, F. H., work of xix

Cusickon Iroquoian migrations189

Cusickon Iroquois myths229,444,469,501

Cuttawa,seeKitu′hwagĭ;Synonymy.

Cyclopediaof Indian tribes, work on xxviii–xxix


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