Nebraska, the home of the Pawnees,229;removal from,389.
North, Captain Luther H.,20,47,212,398.
North, Major Frank,20,47,212,216,322,323,398.
Notes on the Pawnees,211.
Omahas,230,273,305.
O´re-ka-rahr,182.
Osages,47,49,307.
Osborne, Major,405.
Otoes,273,305,392.
Pack ponies,279,281.
Pa-da´-ni,240.
Pa´howa Nahu´rac lodge,110,358.
Pa´hut,185.
Pa-hŭk Nahu´rac lodge,103,165,358.
Pa-hūr´ Nahu´rac lodge,165,359.
Pa-hu-ka´-tawa, story of,142.
Paint,263.
Pa-na´-na,240.
Pa´-ni, a form of Pawnee,21.
Pa´-ni Le-shar,323.
Parfleche,195,198,388.
Pawnee Loups,216.
Pawnee Picts,215,217,239.
Pawnee sign,243.
Pawnees, The, past and present condition,9,10;character,10;religion,17;language,21,212;relationships,215;the four bands,215;origin and migrations,223;the Skidi band,231;name and emblem,239;early customs,249;endurance,251;every-day life,259;as horsemen,265;kind disposition,269;on the hunt,270;enemies and methods of warfare,303;relations toward the whites,310;battles with the Sioux,313;the Pawnee Scouts,323;war parties,335;religious beliefs,350;religious ceremonies,360;medicine and mystery among,374;later history, removal to the Indian Territory,389;present condition and progress,397.
Pawnee Scouts,47,74,261,322et seq.,399.
Peace-Maker, story of,25.
Pemmican,139.
Pipe,44;passing the,34,36,37,109,110,113,114.
Pi-ta´-da,33,56,240.
Pita-hau-erats,215,241,400.
Pi´ta Le-shar,278,281,283,293,394,395,396.
Pities-the-Poor, Chief,342.
Poncas,273,305.
“Poor in mind,”50,104.
Pottery,255.
Prayer,18,19,53,68,99,101et seq.,181,201,271,338,342,345,348,362.
Priests,350.
Prisoners of Court House Rock,67.
“Ramona,”12.
Rattle,128.
Rawhide, story of the,311.
Rees, seeArickaras.
Republican Pawnees,216,240.
Ropes,257.
Royal, General,325.
Runners,251.
Running Chief,47.
Sacrifices,18,49,66,79,102,161,253,271,346,348,357,361,362,370,382.
St. Louis, Skidi near site of,233.
Scabbard,75.
Scalp dance,329.
Scalp lock,239,243,263.
Scalp sacrifice,362.
Secret Pipe Chief,21,224,235,352.
Servants,261.
Shamans,350.
Shield,78.
Signs,243.
Sinew,254.
Sioux,67,92et seq.,123,152,156,232,291,312et seq.,323et seq.,390,392.
Ska-di´ks,317.
Skidi,216,229,231,248,400;bands,237.
Skŭr´-ar-a Le-shar, story of,45.
Smoking,101,118,119,344;to Ti-ra´-wa,342,354.
Snake Brother, The,171.
Song of triumph,305;songs of different tribes,220.
Spoons,256.
Spotted Horse,391et seq.
Spotted Robe,89.
Stick Game,337.
Summer hunt,270.
Sun Chief,385.
Tall Bull,329.
Tapage Pawnees,216,240.
Tawaconies,218,228.
Texas, Pawnees in,227.
They-know-that-Leader,336.
Thornburgh, Major,79.
Thunder,360.
Ti-ke-wa-kush,132.
Ti-ra´-wa,17,19,45,117,122,126,136,252,253,271,337,342,350,352,360.
Ti-ra´-wa Le-shar,396.
Tonkaways,41,218et seq.,227.
Travois,265,279.
Treaties,258,397.
Tribal mark,243.
Turkey Leg,331.
Union Pacific Railway,324.
Utes,41,71,80,307.
Wacos,217.
Warfare,303.
War parties,15,304et seq.,335.
War stratagems,234,246.
Weeks, Ralph J.,20,74.
Whip,73.
Whirlwinds, ghosts,357.
White Eagle, seeEagle Chief.
White, Frank,21,391et seq.
Whites, Pawnees’ relations toward,310;first meeting with,258;aggressions of,389,397.
Wichitas,49et seq.,215,217,220-229,239,241,246,265,307,308,391,392.
Wi-ti-ti le-shar´-uspi,65,308.
Wolf, name for Pawnee,240,244,245,248;sign,244.
Wolf disguise,71,246.
Wolf Pawnees,216.
Wolves in the Night,70.
Yellow Fox, story of,206.
Transcriber's NoteArchaic and variable spelling, grammar and punctuation usage is preserved as printed.With some few exceptions listed below (where there was a clear typographic error, a single inconsistency against a number of uses of another form or a discrepancy between the contents listing or index compared to the main text) variations in Pawnee words are preserved as printed. For example, A-ti-us and A-ti´-us; Pa-huk´ and Pa-hŭk´; Chau-i and Chaui; Ka-wa-ra´-kish and Ka-wa-ra-kish; tŭt-tu-ta-rik and tŭt-tū-ta-rik; U´-ra-rīsh and U-ra-rish; we´-tŭs and we-tŭs; Cha´-ra-rat and Chah´-ra-rat; Ski´-di and Skidi; Tapaje and Tapage.The following amendments have been made:Pagevii—Le´-shar amended to Le-shar—"Lone Chief, Skŭr´-ar-a Le-shar, ..."Pagexxi—Kit-ke-hahk-is amended to Kit-ke-hahk´-is—"... by Good Chief and Curly Chief, Kit-ke-hahk´-is; ..."Page45—Le´-shar amended to Le-shar—"Skŭr´-ar-a Le-shar."Page47—le-shar-uspi amended to le-shar´-uspi—"At this time the boy’s name wasWi-ti-ti le-shar´-uspi, Running Chief."Page65—Skŭ´r-ar-a amended to Skŭr´-ar-a—"... was changed fromWi-ti-ti le-shar´-uspitoSkŭr´-ar-a le-shar..."Page105—comma moved from following 'said' to following 'this'—"As soon as he had said this, he vanished like a wind; ..."Page155—omitted comma added following 'man'—"Whenever any human being on this earth, man, woman or child, ..."Page220—omitted period added—"... additional and more satisfactory evidence of such a connection."Page240—themselve amended to themselves—"... the name by which the Pawnees call themselves,Pa´-ni."Page241—forgotton amended to forgotten—"... but these divisions have almost been forgotten."Page296—Ti-ra´wa amended to Ti-ra´-wa—"... about to slay the wild cattle thatTi-ra´-wahad given them for food."Page301—ka´-wis amended to ka´wis—"... fat ribs were roasted,ka´wisboiled, andboudinseaten raw."Page363—Ti ra´-wa amended to Ti-ra´-wa—"The Skidi alone of the Pawnees sacrificed human beings toTi-ra´-wa."Page363—Ti ra´-wa amended to Ti-ra´-wa—"... and I hope that I may be blessed fromTi-ra´-wa; ..."Page376—operaation amended to operation—"... where men who had swallowed arrows died from the injuries received in the operation."Page385—KIT-KE-KAHK´-I amended to KIT-KE-HAHK´-I—"SUN CHIEF—KIT-KE-HAHK´-I."Page408—It amended to it—"“... But,” he added, solemnly, “it may be thatTi-ra´-wawill be good to us, ...”"Page413—O´-re-ka-rahr amended to O´re-ka-rahr—"O´re-ka-rahr, 182."Page415—omitted comma added following 229—"Skidi, 216, 229, 231, 248, 400; ..."Page415—Skur´-ar-a amended to Skŭr´-ar-a—"Skŭr´-ar-a Le-shar, story of, 45."Page416—Ti´-ke-wa´-kush amended to Ti-ke-wa-kush—"Ti-ke-wa-kush, 132."Some errors in page references were found in the index. These have been amended as follows:Page409—252 amended to 253—"Agriculture in the old times, 253; ..."Page410—356 amended to 366—"Countingcoup, 47, 93, 179, 188, 366, 367."Page411—7 amended to 5—"Eagle Chief, 5, 20, 363, 408."Page412—228 amended to 227—"Huecos, 218, 227."Page415—120 amended to 128—"Rattle, 128."Page415—310 amended to 311—"Rawhide, story of the, 311."Page416—219 amended to 220—"... songs of different tribes, 220."Page416—175 amended to 304—"War parties, 15, 304et seq., 335."Page417—241 amended to 240—"Wolf, name for Pawnee, 240, 244, 245, 248; ..."The frontispiece illustration has been moved to follow the title page. Other illustrations have been moved where necessary so that they were not in the middle of a paragraph.Alphabetic links have been added to the beginning of the index for the convenience of the reader.Omitted page numbers were blank pages or the location of half titles or illustrations in the original book.
Transcriber's Note
Archaic and variable spelling, grammar and punctuation usage is preserved as printed.
With some few exceptions listed below (where there was a clear typographic error, a single inconsistency against a number of uses of another form or a discrepancy between the contents listing or index compared to the main text) variations in Pawnee words are preserved as printed. For example, A-ti-us and A-ti´-us; Pa-huk´ and Pa-hŭk´; Chau-i and Chaui; Ka-wa-ra´-kish and Ka-wa-ra-kish; tŭt-tu-ta-rik and tŭt-tū-ta-rik; U´-ra-rīsh and U-ra-rish; we´-tŭs and we-tŭs; Cha´-ra-rat and Chah´-ra-rat; Ski´-di and Skidi; Tapaje and Tapage.
The following amendments have been made:
Pagevii—Le´-shar amended to Le-shar—"Lone Chief, Skŭr´-ar-a Le-shar, ..."Pagexxi—Kit-ke-hahk-is amended to Kit-ke-hahk´-is—"... by Good Chief and Curly Chief, Kit-ke-hahk´-is; ..."Page45—Le´-shar amended to Le-shar—"Skŭr´-ar-a Le-shar."Page47—le-shar-uspi amended to le-shar´-uspi—"At this time the boy’s name wasWi-ti-ti le-shar´-uspi, Running Chief."Page65—Skŭ´r-ar-a amended to Skŭr´-ar-a—"... was changed fromWi-ti-ti le-shar´-uspitoSkŭr´-ar-a le-shar..."Page105—comma moved from following 'said' to following 'this'—"As soon as he had said this, he vanished like a wind; ..."Page155—omitted comma added following 'man'—"Whenever any human being on this earth, man, woman or child, ..."Page220—omitted period added—"... additional and more satisfactory evidence of such a connection."Page240—themselve amended to themselves—"... the name by which the Pawnees call themselves,Pa´-ni."Page241—forgotton amended to forgotten—"... but these divisions have almost been forgotten."Page296—Ti-ra´wa amended to Ti-ra´-wa—"... about to slay the wild cattle thatTi-ra´-wahad given them for food."Page301—ka´-wis amended to ka´wis—"... fat ribs were roasted,ka´wisboiled, andboudinseaten raw."Page363—Ti ra´-wa amended to Ti-ra´-wa—"The Skidi alone of the Pawnees sacrificed human beings toTi-ra´-wa."Page363—Ti ra´-wa amended to Ti-ra´-wa—"... and I hope that I may be blessed fromTi-ra´-wa; ..."Page376—operaation amended to operation—"... where men who had swallowed arrows died from the injuries received in the operation."Page385—KIT-KE-KAHK´-I amended to KIT-KE-HAHK´-I—"SUN CHIEF—KIT-KE-HAHK´-I."Page408—It amended to it—"“... But,” he added, solemnly, “it may be thatTi-ra´-wawill be good to us, ...”"Page413—O´-re-ka-rahr amended to O´re-ka-rahr—"O´re-ka-rahr, 182."Page415—omitted comma added following 229—"Skidi, 216, 229, 231, 248, 400; ..."Page415—Skur´-ar-a amended to Skŭr´-ar-a—"Skŭr´-ar-a Le-shar, story of, 45."Page416—Ti´-ke-wa´-kush amended to Ti-ke-wa-kush—"Ti-ke-wa-kush, 132."
Pagevii—Le´-shar amended to Le-shar—"Lone Chief, Skŭr´-ar-a Le-shar, ..."
Pagexxi—Kit-ke-hahk-is amended to Kit-ke-hahk´-is—"... by Good Chief and Curly Chief, Kit-ke-hahk´-is; ..."
Page45—Le´-shar amended to Le-shar—"Skŭr´-ar-a Le-shar."
Page47—le-shar-uspi amended to le-shar´-uspi—"At this time the boy’s name wasWi-ti-ti le-shar´-uspi, Running Chief."
Page65—Skŭ´r-ar-a amended to Skŭr´-ar-a—"... was changed fromWi-ti-ti le-shar´-uspitoSkŭr´-ar-a le-shar..."
Page105—comma moved from following 'said' to following 'this'—"As soon as he had said this, he vanished like a wind; ..."
Page155—omitted comma added following 'man'—"Whenever any human being on this earth, man, woman or child, ..."
Page220—omitted period added—"... additional and more satisfactory evidence of such a connection."
Page240—themselve amended to themselves—"... the name by which the Pawnees call themselves,Pa´-ni."
Page241—forgotton amended to forgotten—"... but these divisions have almost been forgotten."
Page296—Ti-ra´wa amended to Ti-ra´-wa—"... about to slay the wild cattle thatTi-ra´-wahad given them for food."
Page301—ka´-wis amended to ka´wis—"... fat ribs were roasted,ka´wisboiled, andboudinseaten raw."
Page363—Ti ra´-wa amended to Ti-ra´-wa—"The Skidi alone of the Pawnees sacrificed human beings toTi-ra´-wa."
Page363—Ti ra´-wa amended to Ti-ra´-wa—"... and I hope that I may be blessed fromTi-ra´-wa; ..."
Page376—operaation amended to operation—"... where men who had swallowed arrows died from the injuries received in the operation."
Page385—KIT-KE-KAHK´-I amended to KIT-KE-HAHK´-I—"SUN CHIEF—KIT-KE-HAHK´-I."
Page408—It amended to it—"“... But,” he added, solemnly, “it may be thatTi-ra´-wawill be good to us, ...”"
Page413—O´-re-ka-rahr amended to O´re-ka-rahr—"O´re-ka-rahr, 182."
Page415—omitted comma added following 229—"Skidi, 216, 229, 231, 248, 400; ..."
Page415—Skur´-ar-a amended to Skŭr´-ar-a—"Skŭr´-ar-a Le-shar, story of, 45."
Page416—Ti´-ke-wa´-kush amended to Ti-ke-wa-kush—"Ti-ke-wa-kush, 132."
Some errors in page references were found in the index. These have been amended as follows:
Page409—252 amended to 253—"Agriculture in the old times, 253; ..."Page410—356 amended to 366—"Countingcoup, 47, 93, 179, 188, 366, 367."Page411—7 amended to 5—"Eagle Chief, 5, 20, 363, 408."Page412—228 amended to 227—"Huecos, 218, 227."Page415—120 amended to 128—"Rattle, 128."Page415—310 amended to 311—"Rawhide, story of the, 311."Page416—219 amended to 220—"... songs of different tribes, 220."Page416—175 amended to 304—"War parties, 15, 304et seq., 335."Page417—241 amended to 240—"Wolf, name for Pawnee, 240, 244, 245, 248; ..."
Page409—252 amended to 253—"Agriculture in the old times, 253; ..."
Page410—356 amended to 366—"Countingcoup, 47, 93, 179, 188, 366, 367."
Page411—7 amended to 5—"Eagle Chief, 5, 20, 363, 408."
Page412—228 amended to 227—"Huecos, 218, 227."
Page415—120 amended to 128—"Rattle, 128."
Page415—310 amended to 311—"Rawhide, story of the, 311."
Page416—219 amended to 220—"... songs of different tribes, 220."
Page416—175 amended to 304—"War parties, 15, 304et seq., 335."
Page417—241 amended to 240—"Wolf, name for Pawnee, 240, 244, 245, 248; ..."
The frontispiece illustration has been moved to follow the title page. Other illustrations have been moved where necessary so that they were not in the middle of a paragraph.
Alphabetic links have been added to the beginning of the index for the convenience of the reader.
Omitted page numbers were blank pages or the location of half titles or illustrations in the original book.