The North American Indian, Volume I

The North American Indian, Volume I
Being a Series of Volumes Picturing and Describing the Indians of the United States and Alaska

This edition features
• illustrations
• a linked Table of Contents and Index

CONTENTS
GENERAL INTRODUCTION
INTRODUCTION
THE APACHE
HISTORICAL SKETCH
HOMELAND AND LIFE
MYTHOLOGY - CREATION MYTH
MEDICINE AND MEDICINE-MEN
THE MESSIAH CRAZE
PUBERTY RITE
DANCE OF THE GODS
THE JICARILLAS
HOME AND GENERAL CUSTOMS
MYTHOLOGY - CREATION MYTH
MIRACLE PERFORMERS
ORIGIN OF FIRE
THE NAVAHO
HOME LIFE, ARTS, AND BELIEFS
HISTORY
MYTHOLOGY - CREATION MYTH
MIRACLE PERFORMERS
LEGEND OF THE HAPPINESS CHANT
LEGEND OF THE NIGHT CHANT
CEREMONIES—THE NIGHT CHANT
MATURITY CEREMONY
MARRIAGE
APPENDIX
TRIBAL SUMMARY - THE APACHE
THE JICARILLAS
THE NAVAHO
SOUTHERN ATHAPASCAN COMPARATIVE VOCABULARY
INDEX