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McCarthy, W. C., East Cherokee agent 174–175
McCarthy, W. C. on East Cherokee condition (1875) 175
MacCormack, ——, collection by xxix
McCulloch on De Soto’s route 193
McDowell, ——, defeat of Ferguson by 57
McDowell, —— on Ohio Cherokee 79
McFarland, Colonel, expedition under 75
McGee, Dr W. J., memoir by xliii–xliv
McGee, Dr W. J., work of xx, xxi, xxix
McGillviray, Gen. Alexander, endeavor to form Indian confederacy by 72
McGillviray, Gen. Alexander, life of 209–210
McGillviray, Gen. Alexander, ransom of Mrs. Brown by 65
McGillviray, Gen. Alexander, remonstrance against Creek raids to 67
MacGowan, Dr D. J. on Ani′ Kuta′nĭ 393
MacGowan, Dr D. J. on farewell address of Floyd Welch 226–227
MacGowan, Dr D. J. on Ketoowah society 226
McIntosh, Gen. William, attitude of, during Creek war 89, 90
McIntosh, Gen. William, killing of 134
McIntosh, Gen. William, life of 216–217
McIntosh, Gen. William, removal of Creeks after killing of 385
McIntosh, Gen. William, treaty signed by 61
McKenney, Thomas, Chief of Indian Bureau (1825) 111
McKenney, Thomas on Cherokee government 107
McKenney and Hall on battle of Horseshoe bend 96
McKenney and Hall on Cherokee declaration of war against Creeks (1813) 89
McKenney and Hall on invention of Cherokee syllabary 110
McKenney and Hall on killing of Doublehead 85
McKenney and Hall on number of Cherokee in Creek war 96
McKenney and Hall on Osage-Cherokee troubles 137
McKenney and Hall on Prophet’s mission among Cherokee 89
McKenney and Hall on Sequoya’s ancestry 109
McKenney and Hall on Tahchee 141
McMinn, Gov. Joseph, effort to cause Cherokee removal by 105
McMinn, Gov. Joseph, emigration under direction of 103
McMinn, Gov. Joseph, figures of, on Cherokee emigration 106
McMinn, Gov. Joseph, treaty signed by 103
McNair, David, grave of 221–222
Magic in Cherokee myth 243, 246, 255, 277–278, 279, 320, 374–375, 393–394, 434, 501, 502, passim
Magic, Indian practice of 495
Mahican, association of, with Delawares 494
Mahican, modern representatives of 498
Mahican, separation of, from Delawares 19
Maine, work in xiii, xvii–xviii
Maize, see Corn.
Man, myth of origin of 240
Mandan, myths of 429
Manso, work among xvi
Mañterañ, meaning of name 16, 183
Mañterañ, see also Catawba.
Margry on Cherokee relations with Choctaw 390
Marion, aid given to, by Sevier 211
Marriage, acculturation through xxiii–xxiv
Marriage, Cherokee customs relating to 481–482
Marshall, John, decision of, in Worcester v. State of Georgia 119–120
Martin, Joseph, on Cherokee temper in 1786 63
Martin, Joseph on encroachments of Tennesseeans 64
Martin, Joseph on French and Spanish encouragement of Cherokee hostility 62
Martin, Joseph on Sevier’s expedition (1781) 59
Martin, Joseph, treaty signed by 61
Martin, Gen. ——, expedition against Cherokee under 65
Martin, ——, on expedition from Virginia through Cherokee country 30
Martin, myths concerning 287, 454
Maryland, production of gold in 220
Maryville, attack on 65
Mason, J. M., on Cherokee opposition to removal project 128
Matthews, Dr Washington, on Navaho myths 229, 443, 447–448, 468, 501
Matthews, Dr Washington, study of fraternities and cults by xlvii
Maumee rapids, effect of battle of 81
Maumee rapids, participation of Cherokee in battle of 79
Maya, myths of 451
Maya, memoir on calendar system of xlii–xliii
May apple in Cherokee lore 420
Mayes, Chief J. B., proposition for land cession made to 153
Meadow lark, Cherokee name for 281
Meadow lark, myth concerning 467
Mechanic arts among Cherokee 104, 112
Mechanic arts among East Cherokee 166–167
Medicine, myths concerning 250–252, 435–436
“Medicine,” tribal, of Cherokee 396–397, 503
“Medicine”, war, Indian beliefs concerning 393–394, 501
Medill, W., on Catawba among East Cherokee 165
Medill, W. on East Cherokee censuses 167
Meek on De Soto’s route 192, 193, 197, 198
Meherrin, habitat and migrations of 17
Meigs, Gen. R. J., aid given to missionary work by 84
Meigs, Gen. R. J., delegation brought to Washington by (1898) 106
Meigs, Gen. R. J., instructions to, to cause removal of Cherokee to the West 101
Meigs, Gen. R. J., life of 214–215
Meigs, Gen. R. J. on Cherokee attitude in war of 1812 89
Meigs, Gen. R. J. on Cherokee services in Creek war 97
Meigs, Gen. R. J. on secret article of treaty of 1807 86
Meigs, Gen. R. J., recommendation for Cherokee citizenship by 114
Meigs, Gen. R. J., treaties brought about by 84–85
Melody, development of lxxi
Memphis, surrender of Spanish post at 81
Menendez, establishment of fort by 27
Menendez on Pardo’s expedition 28, 29
Menstruation in Cherokee myth and belief 319–320, 469
Meredith on adoption of Cherokee constitution 113
Meredith on John Ross 114, 224
Meriwether, Gen. David, treaty signed by 103
Mesa Encantada, exploration of xiii
“Mescal,” see Peyote.
Mescalero, study of language of xxvi
Mescalero, work among xvi
Messenger, Cherokee, see Cherokee messenger.
Metabolism, pleasures of lix–lx
Metaphor, development of lxxvii–xci
Meteor, Cherokee name for 442
Methodists, work of, among East Cherokee 166
Mexico, alleged Cherokee agreement with 144–145
Mexico, Cherokee in 146
Mexico, collection from xxix
Mexico, grant to Cherokee by 143
Mexico, memoir on numeral systems of xliv–xlv
Mexico, proposed Cherokee emigration to 155–156
Mexico, work in xvi, xvii
Migration traditions, Cherokee 428–429, 453
Migration traditions, see also Sacred myths.
Migration traditions, of Tusayan, memoir on xxxix–xl
Migration traditions, see also Sacred myths.
Milfort on Taskigi among Creeks 389
Milky Way, myth concerning 259, 443
Miller, Governor, efforts for Osage-Cherokee peace by 137
Milligan, ——, on Catawba in Cherokee war 44
Mimicry, part played by, in athletics lxiv, lxv–lxvi
Mindeleff, Cosmos, memoirs by xxix, xli
Mines, Spanish, in Alleghenies 29, 202
Mink, myths concerning 263, 277, 452
Miro, Gov. Estevan, on Cherokee migration across the Mississippi 100
Missionaries among Cherokee, arrest of 119, 120
Missionaries and missions among Cherokee 37–38, 83–84, 104–105, 107, 123, 136, 150, 152, 155, 165
Mission ridge, cause of name of 105
Missouri, settlement of, on Cherokee strip 151
Missouri, Kansas and Texas railway, construction of 151
Mistletoe in Cherokee lore 420
Mobile, Spanish possession of 68
Mobilian, tribe of Choctaw confederacy 500
Mobilian trade language, character and use of 187–188
Moccasin in Cherokee myth 297
Mocking-bird, see Huhu.
Mohawk language, comparison of Cherokee language with 188
Mohawk, legends of Cherokee wars with 357–358
Mohawk name for Cherokee 16
Mohawk name for titmouse 454
Mole, myths concerning 254, 277–278
Mole cricket in Cherokee lore 309
Monacan, Cherokee relations with 14
Monarchical stage, development of music in lxxii
Monette on De Soto’s route 193, 198
Monette on Spanish encouragement of Indian hostility 67
Monette on Thomas Walker’s expedition 39
Monroe, President James, approval of allotment project by 114
Monroe, President James, protest to, by Georgia delegation in Congress 115
Monroe, President James, reply to Georgia’s protest by 115–116
Montgomery, Col. ——, defeat of expedition under 43
Montgomery, Col. ——, expedition against Chickamauga towns under 55
Moon, myths concerning 252, 256–257, 440, 441
Mooney, James, memoir by, on Cherokee myths xxxvii–xxxix, 3–548
Mooney, James, study of fraternities and cults by xlvii
Mooney, James, work of xv–xvii, xxvi, xxix
Moore, Gov. James, accusation against 32
Moore, Gov. James, exploration into Cherokee country by 31
Moore, Col. Maurice, expedition of 33
Moore, ——, on character of Indian warfare in 1776 53
Moore, —— on Rutherford’s expedition 49, 205
Moore, ——, on Cherokee in civil war 170
Moore, —— on Chief N. J. Smith 178
Moore, ——, capture and burning of 48
Moravians among Cherokee 83–84
Morgan, Col. Gideon, part taken by, in Creek war 90, 91, 94–96
Morgan, L. H., on Cherokee-Iroquois wars 352, 485, 492
Morgan, L. H. on Chickasaw clans 499
Morgan, L. H. on Choctaw clans 500
Morgan, L. H. on distance between Iroquois and Cherokee countries 485
Morgan, L. H. on Iroquoian migrations 189
Morgan, L. H. on Iroquois 485
Morgan, L. H. on Iroquois myths 432, 447, 471
Morgan, L. H. on Muscogee clans 499
Morgan, L. H. on origin of Buffalo dance 485
Morgan, L. H. on Yontoñwisas dance 492
Morgan, L. H., on agreement with Cherokee (1892) 153
Morgan, L. H. on East Cherokee schools 176
Morgan, L. H. on Chief N. J. Smith 178
Morgan, Washington, attempt to enlist East Cherokee by 168–169
Morris, ——, collection by xxi
Morse, on Blackburn’s school 84
Morse on election of C. R. Hicks as chief 113
Morse on missions among Cherokee in 1820 105
Mortuary customs, study of xv, xvii
Moses, appointment of peace towns by 207
Moses in Cherokee myth 236, 428–429
Mosquito, myth concerning 444
Moth, myths and lore concerning 310, 438
Motion, discussion of lvi–lvii
Mounds, Cherokee legends concerning 395–396 501–502
Mounds in northern Honduras, memoir on xli–xlii
Mount Mitchell, myth concerning 432
Moytoy, “emperor” of Cherokee 35
Mudhen, see Gallinule.
Mud-puppy, see Water-dog.
Mugulusha, tribe of Choctaw confederacy 500
Mulberry place, myths concerning 250, 264, 436, 473
Mule, Cherokee name for 265
Mullay, J. C., East Cherokee censuses by 167, 171
Mummy, finding of, at Aguas Calientes xvii
Muñiz, Antonio, collection by xxix
Munsee, separation of, from Delawares 19
Munsee, see also Delawares.
Murphy, Dr. P. S., acknowledgments to 13
Murray, Captain, expedition under 67
Muscle shoals, attempted settlement at 68
Muscle shoals, conflict at 70
Muscle shoals, massacre of Scott party at 100–101
Muscogee, tribe of Creek confederacy 498–499
Music, discussion of lxx–lxxiv
Muskwaki, purchase of loom of xxix
Mussel in Cherokee lore 308
Mythology, primitive, study of xxvii
Myths, Cherokee, memoir on xxxvii–xxxix, 3–548
Myths, Cherokee, work on xxvi
Myths, development of lxxxii–lxxxiv
Myths, interchange of, among tribe 234–235
Myths, Iroquois, work on xxvi