Preparer's Note

Preparer's NotePlease note that this book contains a photograph of a burial platform, which some may find offensive. The elegaic tone, typical of the time, of much of the book may also annoy the modern reader. Some of the Indian interviews are still quoted today, however, and some of the photos are still reproduced.The Last OutpostThe Last OutpostThe Vanishing RaceThe Last Great Indian Councila record in picture and story of the last great indian council, participated in by eminent indian chiefs from nearly every indian reservation in the united states, together with the story of their lives as told by themselves—their speeches and folklore tales—their solemn farewell, and the indians' story of the custer fightByDr. Joseph K. DixonGarden City, New YorkDoubleday, Page, and Company1913DedicationTo the man of mystery—The earth his mother—The sun his father—A child of the mountains and the plains—A faithful worshipper in the great world cathedral—Now a tragic soul haunting the shores of the western ocean—My brother the IndianIllustrationsThe Last OutpostThe Approach of the ChiefsA Glimpse BackwardThe Sacrament of WinterThe Lone TepeeSinging to the SpiritsThe Voice of the Water SpiritsTrail of the Death SpiritA Leaf from the Indian's BookThe Song of the ArrowsAn Imperial WarriorA Sunset in CampLighting the Smoke SignalAnswering the Smoke SignalThe Attack on the CampBuffalo Thundered Across the PlainsAn Indian HomeAn Indian Burden BearerAn Indian Woman's Dress—Mrs. Wolf PlumeThe Flower of the WigwamLittle FriendsA Bath in the Little Big HornThe Crown of Eagle FeathersWarriors of Other DaysChief Plenty CoupsThe Peaceful CampChief Red WhipThe Pause in the JourneyChief TimboThe Downward TrailChief Apache JohnClimbing the Great DivideChief Running BirdChiefs Fording the Little BighornChief Brave BearSkirting the Sky-LineChief UmapineDown the Western SlopeThe Last ArrowChief Tin-Tin-Meet-SaChief Runs the EnemyScouting Party on the PlainsScouts passing under cover of the NightMap of the Custer BattlefieldChief Pretty Voice EagleA War CouncilThe War PartyThe Swirl of the WarriorsChief White HorseChief Bear GhostChief Running FisherChief Bull SnakeMountain ChiefWar MemoriesChief Red CloudChief Two MoonsHere Custer FellCuster ScoutsWhite Man Runs Him—Custer ScoutHairy Moccasin—Custer ScoutCurly—Custer ScoutGoes Ahead—Custer ScoutOn the War TrailIn Battle LineThe Custer BattlefieldScouts on the MarchSunset on the Custer FieldThe Reno BattlefieldTwo Moons as he fought CusterThe Council PipeChief Plenty Coups Addressing the CouncilChief Koon-Ka-Za-Chy Addressing the CouncilChief Two Moons Addressing the CouncilAn Indian CommunionThe Final TrailThe Fading SunsetVanishing into the MistsFacing the SunsetThe Sunset of a Dying RaceThe Empty SaddleContentsAcknowledgmentINDIAN IMPRINTS A GLIMPSE BACKWARDTHE STORY OF THE CHIEFSChief Plenty CoupsChief Red WhipChief TimboChief Apache JohnChief Running BirdChief Brave BearChief UmapineChief Tin-Tin-Meet-SaChief Runs-the-EnemyChief Pretty Voice EagleFolklore Tales—SiouxChief White HorseFolklore Tales—Yankton SiouxChief Bear GhostChief Running FisherBull SnakeMountain ChiefMountain Chief's Boyhood SportsChief Red CloudChief Two MoonsTHE STORY OF THE SURVIVING CUSTER SCOUTSWhite-Man-Runs-HimFolklore Tale—CrowHairy MoccasinCurlyGoes-Ahead-Basuk-OreTHE INDIANS' STORY OF THE CUSTER FIGHTTHE LAST GREAT INDIAN COUNCILINDIAN IMPRESSIONS OF THE LAST GREAT COUNCILTHE FAREWELL OF THE CHIEFSThe ConceptIn undertaking these expeditions to the North American Indian, the sole desire has been to perpetuate the life story of the first Americans and to strengthen in their hearts the feeling of allegiance and friendship for their country.For this purpose two expeditions were sent forth to gather historic data and make picture records of their manners, customs, their sports and games, their warfare, religion, and the country in which they live.As a result, on Washington's Birthday, 1913, thirty-two Indian chiefs, representing eleven tribes, assembled with the President of the United States together with many eminent citizens and details from the Army and Navy to open ground for the Indian Memorial authorized by act of Congress to be erected in the harbour of New York.The Indian chiefs assembled, hoisted the American flag, the first time in their history. This act and the flag gave birth to a thrill of patriotism. These warriors of other days laid claim to a share in the destiny of our country. So deeply were these First Americans impressed with a sense of loyalty to the flag that, again under the authority of the President of the United States, a third Expedition was sent forth to every Indian tribe. The purpose of this Expedition was twofold, the linking of every tribe in the country with the National Indian Memorial, and the inspiring of an ideal of patriotism in the mind of the red man—a spirit of patriotism that would lead to a desire for citizenship—a feeling of friendship and allegiance, to be eternally sealed as a convenant in the Indian Memorial.Here, under the blessing of God, on the shores of our beloved country, where the red man first gave welcome to the white man, this Memorial will stand in eternal bronze, in memory of a noble, though vanishing race, and a token to all the world of the one and indivisible citizenship of these United States.RODMAN WANAMAKER.The Approach of the ChiefsThe Approach of the ChiefsAcknowledgmentFIRST of all, William Howard Taft, President of the United States, gave his sanction to this Expedition, and Hon. Robert Grosvenor Valentine, Commissioner of Indian Affairs, gave his permission to assemble eminent chiefs from the prominent Indian Reservations of the United States, and complemented his courtesy by helpful interest and cooperation. The Superintendents of the various Indian Reservations gave spontaneous and willing service; Major S. G. Reynolds, Superintendent of the Crow Reservation by sympathetic and efficient interest made possible the achievement of the Last Great Indian Council; Hon. Frederick Webb Hodge, in charge of the Bureau of American Ethnology confirmed the data secured. The Hand Book of American Indians made possible the larger scope of the suggestions on Indian dress. The great chiefs who participated in the Council in noble and faithful fashion lived out the history and tradition of their tribes. Heartfelt appreciation is merited and given to all.Since the publication of the first edition of“The Vanishing Race”, further grateful acknowledgment is accorded. While conducting a nation-wide Expedition of Citizenship to the North American Indian, embracing 189 tribes and extending over 26,000 miles, the author was adopted into the Wolf clan of the Mohawk nation,—Iroquois Confederacy. They said,“You have traveled so far, traveled so fast, and brought so much light and life to the Indian that we call you‘Ka-ra-Kon-tie, Flying Sun’.”THE AUTHOR.PERSONÆRepresentative North American Indian Chiefs, scouts, and warriors participating in the Last Great Indian Council, held in the valley of the Little Horn, Montana, September, 1909, with their English, tribal, and Indian designations.chief plenty coups, Chief of the Crow Nation, bearing the Indian name of Aleck-shea-Ahoos, signifying Many Achievements.chief red whip, an eminent Chief of the Gros Ventres Tribe, bearing the Indian name of Bein-es-Kanach.chief timbo, or hairless, Head Chief of the Comanche Tribe, bearing the Indian name of Tah-cha-chi.chief apache john, an eminent Apache Chief, bearing the Indian name of Koon-kah-za-chy, signifying Protector of his Tepee.chief running bird, an eminent Chief of the Kiowa Tribe, bearing the Indian name of Ta-ne-haddle.chief brave bear, Head Chief of the Southern Cheyennes, bearing the Indian name of Ni-go High-ez, Ni-go, bear—High-ez, brave.chief umapine, Head Chief of the Cayuse Tribe, bearing the Indian name of Wa-kon-kon-we-la-son-mi.chief tin-tin-meet-sa, Chief of the Umatilla Tribe, bearing the Indian name of Wil-Lou-Skin.chief runs-the-enemy, Chief of the Teton Sioux, bearing the Indian name of Tok-kahin-hpe-ya.chief pretty voice eagle, Chief of the Yankton Sioux, bearing the Indian name of Wambli-ho-waste.chief white horse, Chief of the Southern Yankton Sioux, bearing the Indian name of Sung-ska.chief bear ghost, Chief of the Crow Creek Tribe, bearing the Indian name of Mato-Wanagi, signifying the Ghost of a Bear.chief running fisher, an eminent Chief of the Gros Ventres Tribe, bearing the Indian name of Itn-tyi-waatyi.bull snake, an eminent Crow warrior and scout, bearing the Indian name of Ear-Ous-Sah-Chee-dups, signifying Male Snake.mountain chief, Chief of the Blackfoot Tribe, bearing the Indian name of Omaq-kat-tsa, signifying Big Brave.chief red cloud, Chief of the Ogallalla Sioux, bearing the Indian name of Marpiya-Luta.chief two moons, Head Chief of the Northern Cheyennes, bearing the Indian name of Ish-hayu-Nishus, meaning Two Moons or Two Suns.white-man-runs-him, Chief of the Custer scouts, an eminent Crow warrior, bearing the Indian name of Mias-tas-hede-Karoos, signifying The White Man Runs Him.hairy moccasin, a noted Custer scout, of the Crow Tribe, bearing the Indian name of Esup-ewyshes.curly, a noted Custer scout, of the Crow Tribe, bearing the Indian name of Shes-his.goes-ahead, a noted Custer scout, of the Crow Tribe, bearing the Indian name of Basuk-Ose, signifying Goes First.

Please note that this book contains a photograph of a burial platform, which some may find offensive. The elegaic tone, typical of the time, of much of the book may also annoy the modern reader. Some of the Indian interviews are still quoted today, however, and some of the photos are still reproduced.

The Last OutpostThe Last Outpost

The Last Outpost

The Vanishing RaceThe Last Great Indian Councila record in picture and story of the last great indian council, participated in by eminent indian chiefs from nearly every indian reservation in the united states, together with the story of their lives as told by themselves—their speeches and folklore tales—their solemn farewell, and the indians' story of the custer fightByDr. Joseph K. DixonGarden City, New YorkDoubleday, Page, and Company1913

ByDr. Joseph K. Dixon

DedicationTo the man of mystery—The earth his mother—The sun his father—A child of the mountains and the plains—A faithful worshipper in the great world cathedral—Now a tragic soul haunting the shores of the western ocean—My brother the Indian

To the man of mystery—The earth his mother—The sun his father—A child of the mountains and the plains—A faithful worshipper in the great world cathedral—Now a tragic soul haunting the shores of the western ocean—My brother the Indian

To the man of mystery—

The earth his mother—

The sun his father—

A child of the mountains and the plains—

A faithful worshipper in the great world cathedral—

Now a tragic soul haunting the shores of the western ocean—

My brother the Indian

IllustrationsThe Last OutpostThe Approach of the ChiefsA Glimpse BackwardThe Sacrament of WinterThe Lone TepeeSinging to the SpiritsThe Voice of the Water SpiritsTrail of the Death SpiritA Leaf from the Indian's BookThe Song of the ArrowsAn Imperial WarriorA Sunset in CampLighting the Smoke SignalAnswering the Smoke SignalThe Attack on the CampBuffalo Thundered Across the PlainsAn Indian HomeAn Indian Burden BearerAn Indian Woman's Dress—Mrs. Wolf PlumeThe Flower of the WigwamLittle FriendsA Bath in the Little Big HornThe Crown of Eagle FeathersWarriors of Other DaysChief Plenty CoupsThe Peaceful CampChief Red WhipThe Pause in the JourneyChief TimboThe Downward TrailChief Apache JohnClimbing the Great DivideChief Running BirdChiefs Fording the Little BighornChief Brave BearSkirting the Sky-LineChief UmapineDown the Western SlopeThe Last ArrowChief Tin-Tin-Meet-SaChief Runs the EnemyScouting Party on the PlainsScouts passing under cover of the NightMap of the Custer BattlefieldChief Pretty Voice EagleA War CouncilThe War PartyThe Swirl of the WarriorsChief White HorseChief Bear GhostChief Running FisherChief Bull SnakeMountain ChiefWar MemoriesChief Red CloudChief Two MoonsHere Custer FellCuster ScoutsWhite Man Runs Him—Custer ScoutHairy Moccasin—Custer ScoutCurly—Custer ScoutGoes Ahead—Custer ScoutOn the War TrailIn Battle LineThe Custer BattlefieldScouts on the MarchSunset on the Custer FieldThe Reno BattlefieldTwo Moons as he fought CusterThe Council PipeChief Plenty Coups Addressing the CouncilChief Koon-Ka-Za-Chy Addressing the CouncilChief Two Moons Addressing the CouncilAn Indian CommunionThe Final TrailThe Fading SunsetVanishing into the MistsFacing the SunsetThe Sunset of a Dying RaceThe Empty Saddle

ContentsAcknowledgmentINDIAN IMPRINTS A GLIMPSE BACKWARDTHE STORY OF THE CHIEFSChief Plenty CoupsChief Red WhipChief TimboChief Apache JohnChief Running BirdChief Brave BearChief UmapineChief Tin-Tin-Meet-SaChief Runs-the-EnemyChief Pretty Voice EagleFolklore Tales—SiouxChief White HorseFolklore Tales—Yankton SiouxChief Bear GhostChief Running FisherBull SnakeMountain ChiefMountain Chief's Boyhood SportsChief Red CloudChief Two MoonsTHE STORY OF THE SURVIVING CUSTER SCOUTSWhite-Man-Runs-HimFolklore Tale—CrowHairy MoccasinCurlyGoes-Ahead-Basuk-OreTHE INDIANS' STORY OF THE CUSTER FIGHTTHE LAST GREAT INDIAN COUNCILINDIAN IMPRESSIONS OF THE LAST GREAT COUNCILTHE FAREWELL OF THE CHIEFS

The ConceptIn undertaking these expeditions to the North American Indian, the sole desire has been to perpetuate the life story of the first Americans and to strengthen in their hearts the feeling of allegiance and friendship for their country.For this purpose two expeditions were sent forth to gather historic data and make picture records of their manners, customs, their sports and games, their warfare, religion, and the country in which they live.As a result, on Washington's Birthday, 1913, thirty-two Indian chiefs, representing eleven tribes, assembled with the President of the United States together with many eminent citizens and details from the Army and Navy to open ground for the Indian Memorial authorized by act of Congress to be erected in the harbour of New York.The Indian chiefs assembled, hoisted the American flag, the first time in their history. This act and the flag gave birth to a thrill of patriotism. These warriors of other days laid claim to a share in the destiny of our country. So deeply were these First Americans impressed with a sense of loyalty to the flag that, again under the authority of the President of the United States, a third Expedition was sent forth to every Indian tribe. The purpose of this Expedition was twofold, the linking of every tribe in the country with the National Indian Memorial, and the inspiring of an ideal of patriotism in the mind of the red man—a spirit of patriotism that would lead to a desire for citizenship—a feeling of friendship and allegiance, to be eternally sealed as a convenant in the Indian Memorial.Here, under the blessing of God, on the shores of our beloved country, where the red man first gave welcome to the white man, this Memorial will stand in eternal bronze, in memory of a noble, though vanishing race, and a token to all the world of the one and indivisible citizenship of these United States.RODMAN WANAMAKER.The Approach of the ChiefsThe Approach of the Chiefs

In undertaking these expeditions to the North American Indian, the sole desire has been to perpetuate the life story of the first Americans and to strengthen in their hearts the feeling of allegiance and friendship for their country.

For this purpose two expeditions were sent forth to gather historic data and make picture records of their manners, customs, their sports and games, their warfare, religion, and the country in which they live.

As a result, on Washington's Birthday, 1913, thirty-two Indian chiefs, representing eleven tribes, assembled with the President of the United States together with many eminent citizens and details from the Army and Navy to open ground for the Indian Memorial authorized by act of Congress to be erected in the harbour of New York.

The Indian chiefs assembled, hoisted the American flag, the first time in their history. This act and the flag gave birth to a thrill of patriotism. These warriors of other days laid claim to a share in the destiny of our country. So deeply were these First Americans impressed with a sense of loyalty to the flag that, again under the authority of the President of the United States, a third Expedition was sent forth to every Indian tribe. The purpose of this Expedition was twofold, the linking of every tribe in the country with the National Indian Memorial, and the inspiring of an ideal of patriotism in the mind of the red man—a spirit of patriotism that would lead to a desire for citizenship—a feeling of friendship and allegiance, to be eternally sealed as a convenant in the Indian Memorial.

Here, under the blessing of God, on the shores of our beloved country, where the red man first gave welcome to the white man, this Memorial will stand in eternal bronze, in memory of a noble, though vanishing race, and a token to all the world of the one and indivisible citizenship of these United States.

RODMAN WANAMAKER.

The Approach of the ChiefsThe Approach of the Chiefs

The Approach of the Chiefs

AcknowledgmentFIRST of all, William Howard Taft, President of the United States, gave his sanction to this Expedition, and Hon. Robert Grosvenor Valentine, Commissioner of Indian Affairs, gave his permission to assemble eminent chiefs from the prominent Indian Reservations of the United States, and complemented his courtesy by helpful interest and cooperation. The Superintendents of the various Indian Reservations gave spontaneous and willing service; Major S. G. Reynolds, Superintendent of the Crow Reservation by sympathetic and efficient interest made possible the achievement of the Last Great Indian Council; Hon. Frederick Webb Hodge, in charge of the Bureau of American Ethnology confirmed the data secured. The Hand Book of American Indians made possible the larger scope of the suggestions on Indian dress. The great chiefs who participated in the Council in noble and faithful fashion lived out the history and tradition of their tribes. Heartfelt appreciation is merited and given to all.Since the publication of the first edition of“The Vanishing Race”, further grateful acknowledgment is accorded. While conducting a nation-wide Expedition of Citizenship to the North American Indian, embracing 189 tribes and extending over 26,000 miles, the author was adopted into the Wolf clan of the Mohawk nation,—Iroquois Confederacy. They said,“You have traveled so far, traveled so fast, and brought so much light and life to the Indian that we call you‘Ka-ra-Kon-tie, Flying Sun’.”THE AUTHOR.

FIRST of all, William Howard Taft, President of the United States, gave his sanction to this Expedition, and Hon. Robert Grosvenor Valentine, Commissioner of Indian Affairs, gave his permission to assemble eminent chiefs from the prominent Indian Reservations of the United States, and complemented his courtesy by helpful interest and cooperation. The Superintendents of the various Indian Reservations gave spontaneous and willing service; Major S. G. Reynolds, Superintendent of the Crow Reservation by sympathetic and efficient interest made possible the achievement of the Last Great Indian Council; Hon. Frederick Webb Hodge, in charge of the Bureau of American Ethnology confirmed the data secured. The Hand Book of American Indians made possible the larger scope of the suggestions on Indian dress. The great chiefs who participated in the Council in noble and faithful fashion lived out the history and tradition of their tribes. Heartfelt appreciation is merited and given to all.

Since the publication of the first edition of“The Vanishing Race”, further grateful acknowledgment is accorded. While conducting a nation-wide Expedition of Citizenship to the North American Indian, embracing 189 tribes and extending over 26,000 miles, the author was adopted into the Wolf clan of the Mohawk nation,—Iroquois Confederacy. They said,“You have traveled so far, traveled so fast, and brought so much light and life to the Indian that we call you‘Ka-ra-Kon-tie, Flying Sun’.”

THE AUTHOR.

PERSONÆRepresentative North American Indian Chiefs, scouts, and warriors participating in the Last Great Indian Council, held in the valley of the Little Horn, Montana, September, 1909, with their English, tribal, and Indian designations.chief plenty coups, Chief of the Crow Nation, bearing the Indian name of Aleck-shea-Ahoos, signifying Many Achievements.chief red whip, an eminent Chief of the Gros Ventres Tribe, bearing the Indian name of Bein-es-Kanach.chief timbo, or hairless, Head Chief of the Comanche Tribe, bearing the Indian name of Tah-cha-chi.chief apache john, an eminent Apache Chief, bearing the Indian name of Koon-kah-za-chy, signifying Protector of his Tepee.chief running bird, an eminent Chief of the Kiowa Tribe, bearing the Indian name of Ta-ne-haddle.chief brave bear, Head Chief of the Southern Cheyennes, bearing the Indian name of Ni-go High-ez, Ni-go, bear—High-ez, brave.chief umapine, Head Chief of the Cayuse Tribe, bearing the Indian name of Wa-kon-kon-we-la-son-mi.chief tin-tin-meet-sa, Chief of the Umatilla Tribe, bearing the Indian name of Wil-Lou-Skin.chief runs-the-enemy, Chief of the Teton Sioux, bearing the Indian name of Tok-kahin-hpe-ya.chief pretty voice eagle, Chief of the Yankton Sioux, bearing the Indian name of Wambli-ho-waste.chief white horse, Chief of the Southern Yankton Sioux, bearing the Indian name of Sung-ska.chief bear ghost, Chief of the Crow Creek Tribe, bearing the Indian name of Mato-Wanagi, signifying the Ghost of a Bear.chief running fisher, an eminent Chief of the Gros Ventres Tribe, bearing the Indian name of Itn-tyi-waatyi.bull snake, an eminent Crow warrior and scout, bearing the Indian name of Ear-Ous-Sah-Chee-dups, signifying Male Snake.mountain chief, Chief of the Blackfoot Tribe, bearing the Indian name of Omaq-kat-tsa, signifying Big Brave.chief red cloud, Chief of the Ogallalla Sioux, bearing the Indian name of Marpiya-Luta.chief two moons, Head Chief of the Northern Cheyennes, bearing the Indian name of Ish-hayu-Nishus, meaning Two Moons or Two Suns.white-man-runs-him, Chief of the Custer scouts, an eminent Crow warrior, bearing the Indian name of Mias-tas-hede-Karoos, signifying The White Man Runs Him.hairy moccasin, a noted Custer scout, of the Crow Tribe, bearing the Indian name of Esup-ewyshes.curly, a noted Custer scout, of the Crow Tribe, bearing the Indian name of Shes-his.goes-ahead, a noted Custer scout, of the Crow Tribe, bearing the Indian name of Basuk-Ose, signifying Goes First.

Representative North American Indian Chiefs, scouts, and warriors participating in the Last Great Indian Council, held in the valley of the Little Horn, Montana, September, 1909, with their English, tribal, and Indian designations.

chief plenty coups, Chief of the Crow Nation, bearing the Indian name of Aleck-shea-Ahoos, signifying Many Achievements.

chief red whip, an eminent Chief of the Gros Ventres Tribe, bearing the Indian name of Bein-es-Kanach.

chief timbo, or hairless, Head Chief of the Comanche Tribe, bearing the Indian name of Tah-cha-chi.

chief apache john, an eminent Apache Chief, bearing the Indian name of Koon-kah-za-chy, signifying Protector of his Tepee.

chief running bird, an eminent Chief of the Kiowa Tribe, bearing the Indian name of Ta-ne-haddle.

chief brave bear, Head Chief of the Southern Cheyennes, bearing the Indian name of Ni-go High-ez, Ni-go, bear—High-ez, brave.

chief umapine, Head Chief of the Cayuse Tribe, bearing the Indian name of Wa-kon-kon-we-la-son-mi.

chief tin-tin-meet-sa, Chief of the Umatilla Tribe, bearing the Indian name of Wil-Lou-Skin.

chief runs-the-enemy, Chief of the Teton Sioux, bearing the Indian name of Tok-kahin-hpe-ya.

chief pretty voice eagle, Chief of the Yankton Sioux, bearing the Indian name of Wambli-ho-waste.

chief white horse, Chief of the Southern Yankton Sioux, bearing the Indian name of Sung-ska.

chief bear ghost, Chief of the Crow Creek Tribe, bearing the Indian name of Mato-Wanagi, signifying the Ghost of a Bear.

chief running fisher, an eminent Chief of the Gros Ventres Tribe, bearing the Indian name of Itn-tyi-waatyi.

bull snake, an eminent Crow warrior and scout, bearing the Indian name of Ear-Ous-Sah-Chee-dups, signifying Male Snake.

mountain chief, Chief of the Blackfoot Tribe, bearing the Indian name of Omaq-kat-tsa, signifying Big Brave.

chief red cloud, Chief of the Ogallalla Sioux, bearing the Indian name of Marpiya-Luta.

chief two moons, Head Chief of the Northern Cheyennes, bearing the Indian name of Ish-hayu-Nishus, meaning Two Moons or Two Suns.

white-man-runs-him, Chief of the Custer scouts, an eminent Crow warrior, bearing the Indian name of Mias-tas-hede-Karoos, signifying The White Man Runs Him.

hairy moccasin, a noted Custer scout, of the Crow Tribe, bearing the Indian name of Esup-ewyshes.

curly, a noted Custer scout, of the Crow Tribe, bearing the Indian name of Shes-his.

goes-ahead, a noted Custer scout, of the Crow Tribe, bearing the Indian name of Basuk-Ose, signifying Goes First.

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