Myths of the Cherokee Extract from the Nineteenth Annual Report of the Bureau of American Ethnology

The roman numerals in this index refer to pages in the introduction of Nineteenth Annual Report of the Bureau of American Ethnology, not included in this edition.

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A

Abbott on effect of Georgia anti-Cherokee laws 118

Abraham, murder of 65, 66

Acculturation, study of xxi–xxv

Acknowledgments 1213

Acolapissa, tribe of Choctaw confederacy 500

Acoma, work at xiii

Activities, discussion of lxiv–lxv

Adair, James, on Cherokee dialects 16

Adair, James on Cherokee intratribal friction 496

Adair, James on Cherokee lack of conservatism 229

Adair, James on Cherokee population 34

Adair, James on Cherokee relations with Creeks 384

Adair, James on Cherokee sacred ark 503

Adair, James on Cherokee snake myths 457, 459460, 461

Adair, James on Cherokee sufferings from smallpox 36

Adair, James on Cherokee thunder myths 441

Adair, James on Cherokee war of 1759–61 41

Adair, James on Christian Priber’s work 37

Adair, James on Creek myths 475

Adair, James on Creeks 499

Adair, James on decay of Cherokee ritual and traditions 20

Adair, James on effects of Cherokee war (1760–61) 45

Adair, James on gatayûstĭ game 434

Adair, James on Herbert’s spring 404

Adair, James on horses and swine among Cherokee 82, 213

Adair, James on Indian beliefs concerning birds 453454

Adair, James on Indian beliefs concerning food 472

Adair, James on Indian beliefs concerning wolf 448

Adair, James on Indian conduct during eclipse 441

Adair, James on Indian custom of removing deers’ hamstrings 447

Adair, James on Indian marriage customs 482

Adair, James on Iroquois wars 357358, 491

Adair, James on name Cherokee 16

Adair, James on peace towns 207, 208

Adair, James on sacred fire 503

Adair, James on scratching ceremony 476

Adair, James on Shawano wars 371

Adair, James on Taskigi among Creeks 389

Adair, James on tlă′nuwă 466

Adair, James on welcome ceremony 493

Adder, myths concerning 297, 436

Adoption among eastern tribes 493

Advocate, Cherokee, see Cherokee Advocate.

Â′ganstâ′ta, see Morgan, Washington; Oconostota.

Âgăn-uni′tsĭ, myth concerning 298300, 461

Aguas Calientes, examination of caves near xvii

Alabama in Texas, union of, with Cherokee 143

Alabama, migration across the Mississippi by 99

Alabama, tribe of Creek confederacy 498499

Alabama, production of gold in 220, 221

Alabama, Removal forts in 221

Algonquian languages, study of xxv

Algonquian myths 437, 451

Algonquian names for rabbit and dawn 233

Algonquian tribes, study of xvii–xviii, xxix

Alkĭnĭ′, Natchez woman among Cherokee 388

All bones, see Kâ′lahû′.

Allegheny river, origin of name of 18

Allegory, development of lxxxix–xc

Allen, H. N., on Korean myths 447

Alligator, myths concerning 459

Almanac, Cherokee, establishment of 112

Alphabet used for Cherokee words 506

Alphabet, see also Syllabary.

Altars of religious fraternities, study of xlvi–xlix, l–lii

Ambrosial pleasures lix–lx

American blood among Cherokee 83

American Board of Commissioners for Foreign Missions, work of, among Cherokee 104105, 136

Anadarko, see Nadako.

Angola, myths of 441442, 446, 447, 450, 452, 453

Ani′-Kitu′whagĭ, see Kitu′whagĭ.

Ani′-Ku′sa, see Creeks.

Ani′-Kuta′nĭ, legends concerning 392393, 501

Animals, chiefs and tribes of 231, 261266, 445448

Animals, myths concerning 239, 243, 250252, 280, et passim

Ani′-Tsa′lăgĭ′, Ani′-Yûñ′wiyă′, see Tsa′-lăgĭ′, Yûñ′wiyă′.

Annuities, Cherokee 81, 85, 124

Annuities, apportionment of 106, 138, 177

Annuities, withholding of 138

Ant, myths concerning 452

Antelope, myths concerning 451

Apache, murder of party of, by scalp hunters 209

Apache, racing among 494

Apache, study of xxiii

Apache, use of language of, as trade language 188

Apache, see also Jicarilla; Mescalero.

Appalachee, enslavement of 232

Appleton’s Cyclopedia of American Biography on Rev. David Brainerd 217

Appleton’s Cyclopedia of American Biography on Col. Benjamin Hawkins 212

Appleton’s Cyclopedia of American Biography on Chief McGillivray 210

Appleton’s Cyclopedia of American Biography on Col. R J. Meigs. 212

Appleton’s Cyclopedia of American Biography on General Robertson. 205

Appleton’s Cyclopedia of American Biography on John Ross 114

Appleton’s Cyclopedia of American Biography on St. Clair’s defeat 212

Appleton’s Cyclopedia of American Biography on Tecumtha 216

Appleton’s Cyclopedia of American Biography on Nancy Ward 204

Appleton’s Cyclopedia of American Biography on Wayne’s victory 213

Aquaquiri, see Guaquili.

Arapaho, genesis legend of 229

Arapaho, tribal medicine of 503

Arbuckle, General, on adoption of Cherokee constitution 135

Arbuckle, General, reward for capture of Tahchee offered by 141

Arch, John, bible translation by 110

Arizona, report on collections from xix–xx

Arizona, work in xiii–xv

Arkansas, collection from xxi

Arkansas Cherokee, conference with Osage by 105

Arkansas Cherokee, fixing of boundaries to lands of 105

Arkansas Cherokee, friction between main band and 133, 135, 147, 148

Arkansas Cherokee, history of 77, 102, 136143

Arkansas Cherokee, request of, for recognition as separate tribe 105

Arkansas Cherokee, union of, with main band 135

Arkansas Cherokee, visit of Sequoya to 110

Arkansas river, settlement of Cherokee on 102

Arkansas river, cession to Cherokee of tract on 102103

Arkansas river, exchange of tract on 139

Arts, see Fine arts.

Âsĭ, characters of 462

Âsĭ, recitation of sacred myths in 230

Astu′gatâ′ga, Lieutenant, death of 170

Atagâ′hĭ, myths concerning 321322, 461, 470

Ătăgûl′kălû, see Atakullakulla.

Atakapa, Cherokee relations with 391

Atakullakulla, agreement with, for building of forts 40

Atakullakulla, attempts to bring peace by 42, 44

Atakullakulla, offer of aid to Americans by 54

Atakullakulla, rescue of Captain Stuart by 44, 203

Athletic pleasures lxiii–lxviii

Atkins, J. D. C., on east Cherokee suit against main band 152

Atkins, J. D. C., recommendation for east Cherokee removal by 177

Atlanta Constitution on effect of Georgia anti-Cherokee laws 118

Atsĭ, see Arch, John.

Augusta, opening of path from Cherokee country to 36

Augusta, treaty of (1763) 45

Autonomy, Cherokee, waning of 153157

Autossee, battle at 92

Avery, Mrs A. C., acknowledgments to 13

Avery, Mrs A. C. on Cherokee part in civil war 169

Avery, Mrs A. C. on Col. W. H. Thomas 162

Aʻwani′ta, myth told by. 454

Ax, John, Cherokee story-teller 229230, 237

Ax, John, myths told by 430, 431, 435, 436, 438, 440, 448452, 454456, 460, 462, 463, 466, 471, 473, 476, 477, 481

Ax, John on gatayûstĭ game 434

Ayâ′sta, Cherokee story-teller 237

Ayâ′sta, myths and songs obtained from 430, 453, 468, 470, 501, 504

Ayllon on gigantic Indians 501

Ayllon, version of Tsundige′wi myth by 471

Ayllon, visit to Georgia coast by 193

Aʻyûñ′inĭ, see Swimmer.

Aztec, myths of 431, 451, 466

B

Bald mountain, myth concerning 299

Ball game among East Cherokee 170

Ball game among western Cherokee 146

Ball game, figurative use of expression 433

Ball game, legend connected with 384

Ball game, myths and lore concerning 262, 286287, 308, 312313, 369, 454

Ball game, rites and practices connected with 230, 262, 422, 425, 471

Bancroft, H. H., on Mexican grant to Cherokee 143

Bancroft, H. H. on scalping by whites 209

Baptist gap, engagement at 170

Baptists, work of, among Cherokee 107, 165, 166

Barbarism, features of xlix

Barcia, A. G., on Creek-Cherokee wars 38

Barcia, A. G. on De Luna’s expedition 201

Barcia, A. G. on Rogel’s expedition 202

Barcia, A. G. on Spanish mission among Cherokee 29

Barcia, A. G., version of Tsundige′wi myth by 472

Barnwell, ——, Cherokee reply to 372

Barringer, Rufus, arbitrator between East Cherokee and Thomas’s creditors 174

Bartram, William, on cane-splint fire 429430

Bartram, William on cattle among Cherokee 213214

Bartram, William on Cherokee relations with Creeks 383, 384

Bartram, William on Creeks 499

Bartram, William on origin of mounds in Cherokee country 22

Bartram, William on ruins at Silver bluff 193

Bartram, William on sacred fire 503

Bartram, William on Seminole regard for snakes 457

Bartram, William on strawberries in Cherokee country 468

Bartram, William on traders’ bells 483

Bartram, William, travels of, in Cherokee country 46

Barton, B. S., on Cherokee linguistic relationship 16

Barton, B. S. on traditional predecessors of Cherokee 22

Basketry among East Cherokee 176

Basswood in Cherokee lore 421, 505

Bat, myths concerning 286287, 454

Battey on visiting ceremony 493

Batts, Thomas, exploration into Cherokee country by 31

Bayagoula, tribe of Choctaw confederacy 500

Bean, Lieutenant, part taken by, at Horseshoe bend 95

Bean, Mrs, rescue of, by Nancy Ward 48, 204, 490

Bean in Cherokee lore 424, 471

Bear, myths and lore concerning 250, 264, 268, 273274, 286287, 325329, 411, 436, 446447, 450452, 472474, 504

Bear, songs of 400, 401

Bear-grass in Cherokee lore 420

Beard, John, killing of Indians by 74

Bear Man, myth of 262, 327329

Beasley, Maj. Daniel, commander of Fort Mims 216

Beast fable, development of lxxxii–lxxxiii

Beauchamp, W. M., on Iroquois myths 458, 469

Beauchamp, W. M. on Onondaga name for violet 505

Beaver on Ohio Cherokee 79

Beaver, Cherokee myths and lore concerning 266, 314315, 465466, 474

Bechtler, coining of gold by 220

Becker, G. F., on Southern gold fields 221

Bees among Cherokee 82, 214

Bees in Cherokee lore 309

Beetle, myths and lore concerning 239, 308, 314, 430, 463

Bell, John, flight of 134

Bennett, L. E., on schools in Cherokee Nation 152

Bible, translations of, into Cherokee 108, 110111, 163

Bible story among Cherokee 235236

Bibliography, work in xxx

Biedma on De Soto’s expedition 26, 191201

Bienville on Natchez among Cherokee 386

Big-bear, see Yâne′gwa.

Big cove, purchase of 161

Big-mush, see Hard-mush.

Big-witch, death of 179

Biloxi in Texas, union of, with Cherokee 143

Biloxi, tribe of Choctaw confederacy 500

Bird town, purchase of 161

Birds, myths and lore concerning 241, 243, 251, 280294, 300, 401, 442, 453, 454

Blackberry, myth concerning 259

Blackburn, Rev. Gideon, establishment of school among Cherokee by 84

Black-eyed Susan in Cherokee lore 420

Blackfeet, method of catching eagles practiced by 453

Blackfeet, myths of 432, 451, 447

Black-fox, annuity for 85

Black-fox, enactment signed by 8687

Black mountain, myths concerning 432, 450

Blacksnake, myths concerning 241, 288289, 296, 431

Blacks station, encounter at 48

Bledsoe on French and Spanish encouragement of Cherokee hostility 62, 67

Blood mountain, myth concerning 330

Blount, William, endeavors of, for peace 78

Blount, William, governor of Tennessee 212

Blount, William, life of 212

Blount, William on attack on Buchanans station 73

Blount, William on Chickamauga declaration of war (1792) 71

Blount, William on origin of Chickamauga band 54

Blount, William on Shaw’s mission 71

Blount, William, proposal of, to Cherokee (1795) 81

Blount, William, Territorial governor 68

Blount, William, treaty and cession arranged by (1791) 6869

Blount, chief, settlement of Tuscarora under 498

Blue-jay, myth concerning 284

Bluff, The, see Nashville.

Blythe, David, Cherokee story-teller 237

Blythe, David, myths told by 449, 483

Blythe, James, acknowledgments to 13

Blythe, James, agent for East Cherokee 180

Blythe, James, Cherokee story-teller 237

Blythe, James, myths told by 436, 462, 463

Boas, Dr Franz, collection of Indian myths by 428

Boas, Dr Franz on dissemination of Indian myths 234

Boas, Dr Franz on Tillamook myths 440

Boats, see Canoes.

Bonnell on Cherokee agreement with Mexico 145

Bonnell on Cherokee expulsion from Texas 145

Bonnell on Houston’s efforts in behalf of Cherokee 145

Bonnell on Mexican grant to Cherokee 143

Books, myth concerning 351

Boon, Daniel, leader of pioneer advance 45

Boudinot, Cornelius, myths told by 449, 455

Boudinot, Cornelius, opening of grave on farm of 143

Boudinot, Dr Elias, on Cherokee myths 483

Boudinot, Elias, Bible translation by 165

Boudinot, Elias, editor of Cherokee Phœnix 111

Boudinot, Elias, education of 108

Boudinot, Elias, killing of 133135

Boudinot, Elias, signing of new Echota treaty by 125

Boudinot, Elias, vote of, on Ridge treaty 122

Bouton on deluge myth 445

Bowers, G. M., acknowledgments to 13

Bowl, capture of family of 146

Bowl, emigration of 100101, 138, 141, 143

Bowl, killing of 145

Bowl, paper carried by, at death 143, 145

Bowl, treaty with Texas signed by 144

Bowles, ——, opposition to McGillivray by 210

Boyd, D. T., suit of United States against 227

Brainerd, Rev. David, life of 217

Brainerd mission, attendance of pupils at 107108

Brainerd mission, establishment of 104, 107

Brant, Sir William Johnson’s connection with 203

Brass, see Ûñtsaiyĭ′.

Breath, the, death of 79

Brier in Cherokee lore 425

Brinton, D. G., edition of Walam Olum by 190

Brinton, D. G. on Delaware name for Cherokee 378

Brinton, D. G. on Delaware tribal organization 497

Brinton, D. G. on deluge myth 445

Brinton, D. G. on first appearance of whites 191

Brinton, D. G. on Flint and Rabbit myth 451

Brinton, D. G. on name Kitu′whagĭ 182

Brinton, D. G. on Shawano 461, 495

Brinton, D. G. on Tallige′wi 19, 184

British, encouragement of Indian hostility by 64, 68

British relations with Indians 9899

British, retention of posts by (1790) 68

British, withdrawal of, from interior posts 81

British, withdrawal of, from south 62

Brooks, Miss A. M., acknowledgments to 13

Brooks manuscripts on De Soto’s route 193, 194

Brooks manuscripts on Pardo’s expedition 28, 29

Brown, David, Bible translation by 111

Brown, David on Cherokee condition in 1819 112

Brown, David on effect of invention of alphabet 110

Brown, J. M., on ancestry of Sequoya 109

Brown, Joseph, capture, adoption, and release of 66

Brown, Joseph, guide to expedition of 1794 78

Brown, Joseph on attack on Buchanan’s station 73

Brown, Joseph on Martin’s expedition (1788) 65

Brown, Orlando, on Catawba among East Cherokee 165

Brown, Col. Richard, part taken by, in battle of Horseshoe bend 94, 96

Brown, Thomas, teacher among East Cherokee 171

Brown, Col. ——, British agent at Chickamauga 55

Brown, Mrs, ransom of 66

Browning, D. M., on decision of citizenship claims 154

Browning, D. M. on East Cherokee affairs 179

Browning, D. M. on opening of Cherokee strip 153

Bruyas on Mohawk name for titmouse 454

Bryant, quotation from lxxxix

Bryson, Daniel, on Cherokee heroism 501

Bryson, Maj. James, acknowledgments to 13

Bryson, Maj. James on Cherokee heroism 501

Bryson, Maj. James on Cherokee round up 131

Bryson, Maj. James on Rutherford’s route 205

Bryson City, capture of East Cherokee at 171

Buchanans station, attack on (1792) 73

Buckle, ——, on Cherokee-Chickasaw war 38

Buffalo, Cherokee gift of skin of, to Spaniards 27

Buffalo, myths and lore concerning 263, 293, 410, 412, 443

Buffalo dance, legend of origin of 352, 485

Bugle weed in Cherokee lore. 420

Bugloss in Cherokee lore 426

Bullfrog, myths concerning 310311, 463

Bullfrog, see also Frog.

Bullhead, Cherokee leader in war with Creeks 384

Burial, myth concerning 256, 440

Burk, John, on Cherokee invasion of Virginia 30

Burnet, ——, commissioner to Cherokee 145

Burnt tobacco, contact with Nûñnĕ′hĭ by 332

Burs in Cherokee lore 426

Butler, Rev. D. S., arrest and imprisonment of 119

Butler, Rev. D. S., Cherokee missionary 105

Butler, Rev. D. S. on Jackson’s attitude toward Cherokee 117

Butler, John, Cherokee ball captain 406

Butler, S. W., myth told by 450

Buttrick on Cherokee myths 430, 436437, 445, 470, 476, 478, 483

Buttrick on Cherokee sacred fire 502

Buttrick on custom of removing deers’ hamstrings 447

Buzzard, myths concerning 239, 266, 284, 293, 294, 430, 431, 456

Byhan, Rev. Gottlieb, Cherokee missionary 84