Q
Quadrupeds, myths concerning 261–280
Quakers, see Friends.
Qualla reservation, clearing of East Cherokee title to 173–174
Qualla reservation, purchase of 159
Qualla reservation, settlement of boundary of 179
Qualities, discussion of lv, lvii–lviii
Quantities, discussion of lv–lvi
Quapaw in Texas, union of, with Cherokee 143
Quebec, fall of 40
Quichua, ceremony of 453
Quinahaqui, De Soto’s visit to 28
R
Rabbit, character of, in various mythologies 231–233
Rabbit, myths concerning 262, 263, 266–277, 407, 431, 447–452, 463, 467
Rabbit and bear, distribution of myth of 234
Rabbit and Flint, origin of myth of 234
Racing among Indians 494
Racing in Seneca myth 369
Raccoon, myths concerning 289–290, 449
Rafinesque, C. S., on first appearance of whites 191
Rafinesque, C. S., on name Tallige′wi 184
Rafinesque, C. S., translation of Walam Olum by 190
Rafts, Cherokee use of 496
Railroads in Cherokee country 151
Rainbow, myths concerning 442
Ramsey, J. G. M., on agitation for cession (1796) 80
Ramsey, J. G. M. on appointment of Governor Blount 69
Ramsey, J. G. M. on appointment of Cherokee agent by North Carolina 61
Ramsey, J. G. M. on attack on Buchanan’s station 73
Ramsey, J. G. M. on battle of Kings mountain 57
Ramsey, J. G. M. on border conditions in 1777 55
Ramsey, J. G. M. on bounties for American scalps 47
Ramsey, J. G. M. on burning of Cowee 61
Ramsey, J. G. M. on capture and release of Joseph Brown 66
Ramsey, J. G. M. on capture and release of Samuel Handley 74
Ramsey, J. G. M. on Cherokee attitude at beginning of the Revolution 47
Ramsey, J. G. M. on Cherokee desire for peace (1792) 72
Ramsey, J. G. M. on Cherokee land cessions 46
Ramsey, J. G. M. on Cherokee part in French and Indian war 39
Ramsey, J. G. M. on Cherokee peace town 207
Ramsey, J. G. M. on Cherokee war of 1760–61 45
Ramsey, J. G. M. on Chickasaw surrender of lands between Cumberland and Duck rivers 66
Ramsey, J. G. M. on Christian’s expedition 51
Ramsey, J. G. M. on destruction of Chickamauga towns 55, 79
Ramsey, J. G. M. on Doherty-McFarland expedition 75
Ramsey, J. G. M. on expedition from Virginia through Cherokee country 30
Ramsey, J. G. M. on French and Spanish encouragement of Cherokee hostility 62, 67
Ramsey, J. G. M. on Indian war path 206
Ramsey, J. G. M. on Indian fighting in 1793 76
Ramsey, J. G. M. on Jack’s expedition 50
Ramsey, J. G. M. on killing of Indians by John Beard 74
Ramsey, J. G. M. on minor Cherokee-American conflicts (1776–1795) 48, 63, 64, 65, 66, 69, 70, 75, 76
Ramsey, J. G. M. on Nancy Ward 204
Ramsey, J. G. M. on Old Tassel’s talk 60
Ramsey, J. G. M. on origin of Chickamauga band 54
Ramsey, J. G. M. on Gen. James Robertson 205, 62
Ramsey, J. G. M. on Rutherford’s expedition 49, 205
Ramsey, J. G. M. on Sevier and Campbell’s expedition (1780) 58
Ramsey, J. G. M. on Sevier’s expeditions (1781–82) 59, 60
Ramsey, J. G. M. on Sevier’s last expedition (1792) 75
Ramsey, J. G. M. on Tellico conference 79
Ramsey, J. G. M. on The Suck 464
Ramsey, J. G. M. on threatened burning of Chilhowee 73
Ramsey, J. G. M. on Tory-Indian raid in South Carolina 47
Ramsey, J. G. M. on treaties of DeWitt’s corners and Long island 54
Ramsey, J. G. M. on treaty of Holston 69
Ramsey, J. G. M. on treaty of Hopewell 62
Ramsey, J. G. M. on treaty of Nashville (1783) 63
Ramsey, J. G. M., on treaty of Tellico (1798) 81
Ramsey, J. G. M. on westward emigration 45
Ramsey, J. G. M. on Williamson’s expedition 50
Ramsey, J. G. M. on Yuchi among Cherokee 386
Ranjel, ——, on De Soto’s expedition 25, 26, 191–201
Rasles, mutilation of body of 209
Rattlesnake, myths and lore concerning 253, 295–296, 305–306, 313, 436, 438, 456, 463
Rattling-gourd on Natchez among Cherokee 387
Rattling-gourd on Yuchi among Cherokee 385
Raven, myths concerning 241, 283
Raven Mocker, myths concerning 283, 401–403,504
Raven place, purchase of 161
Raven, The, pursuit of Shawano by 374–375
Reading, myth concerning 351
Rebellion, see Civil war.
Rechehecrian, see Rickahockan; Synonomy.
Redbird, myths concerning 254, 285, 289–290, 455
Red Earth, purchase of 161
Red-horse fish, myth concerning 285
Red Man, myths concerning 257, 300–301, 461, 462
Red paint, use of, by Indians 455
Redroot in Cherokee lore 263
Redsticks, rebellion of 113–114
Refuge towns, see Peace towns.
Reichel, E. H., on Cherokee missions 84
Reid, Jesse, East Cherokee chief 180
Reincarnation, Cherokee doctrine of 261–262, 472, 474
Reinhardt on Spanish mines 202
Relationships, linguistic, of Cherokee 16
Relief, development of lxxv
Religion, acculturation in xxiii
Religion, influence of, on development of arts lxxiv–lxxvi
Religion, influence of, on development of romance lxxxi–lxxxvi
Removal, Cherokee plans for (1895) 155–156
Removal, East Cherokee plans for 165
Removal, events leading to 87, 98–106, 114–130
Removal, party feeling aroused by 128–129
Removal, stockade forts built during 221
Removal fund, East Cherokee participation in 165–168, 170–171
Removal fund, employment of East Cherokee share in 174
Removed townhouses, myth of 335
Reports, distribution of xxxii
Reptiles, see Snakes; Terrapin; Turtle.
Revolution, Cherokee remembrance of 232
Revolution, effect on Cherokee of 61
Revolution, Indian attitude during 46–47
Rheumatism, Cherokee beliefs concerning 251, 263
Richmond, Lieutenant, murder of Cheyennes by 209
Rickahockan, meaning of name 183–184
Rickahockan, see also Synonomy.
Ridge, Maj. John, attitude of party of, in Civil war 148
Ridge, Maj. John, conflict of party of, with Ross party 147
Ridge, Maj. John, enlistment of volunteers against Creeks by (1812) 89
Ridge, Maj. John, killing of 133–135
Ridge, Maj. John, killing of Doublehead by 85
Ridge, Maj. John, letter to Calhoun by 115
Ridge, Maj. John, letter to President Jackson by 127–128
Ridge, Maj. John, opposition to Prophet’s doctrine by 88
Ridge, Maj. John, opposition to war spirit by (1812) 89
Ridge, Maj. John, part taken by, in Creek war 96, 97
Ridge, Maj. John, treaty negotiated by 121–122, 125
Rink, Henry, on Eskimo myths 441
Rivers, ——, on Cherokee-Chickasaw war 38
Rivers, on Cherokee in 1708 32
Rivers in Cherokee lore 426
Rivalry, part played by, in sports and games lxiv, lxvi, lxviii–lxix
Roads through Cherokee country 85, 87, 97
Robertson, Gen. James, appointment of, as Cherokee agent 53
Robertson, Gen. James, burning of Coldwater by 67
Robertson, Gen. James, emigration under 56
Robertson, Gen. James, expedition against Chickamauga under (1794) 78–99
Robertson, Gen. James, killing of brother of 67
Robertson, Gen. James, life of 204–205
Robertson, Gen. James on Cherokee-American conflicts (1785–1794) 67
Robertson, Gen. James on French and Spanish encouragement of Cherokee hostility 62, 67
Robertson, Gen. James on Nancy Ward 204
Robertson, Gen. James, repulse of Indians by garrison under 48
Robertson, Gen. James, warning of invasion given by 55
Robertson, Mrs. S. A., work of, among Creeks 218
Robin, Cherokee name for 281
Robinson, Thomas, acknowledgments to 13
Robinson, Thomas on dry channel of Chattahoochee 200
Rochefort, ——, history of Antilles by 202
Rockwell, ——, on Williamson’s expedition 50
Rogers, Talahina, marriage of Houston to 223
Romance, nature and development of lxxxi–lxxxvi
Roosevelt, Theodore, on attack on Freelands station 63
Roosevelt, Theodore on attack on Nashville 63
Roosevelt, Theodore on battle of Kings mountain 57
Roosevelt, Theodore on border fighters 57
Roosevelt, Theodore on Cherokee-American conflicts (1781) 59, 60
Roosevelt, Theodore Cherokee trans-Mississippi migration 100
Roosevelt, Theodore on Christian’s expedition 51
Roosevelt, Theodore on destruction of Chickamauga towns 55
Roosevelt, Theodore on French and Spanish encouragement of Cherokee hostility 62
Roosevelt, Theodore on Jack’s expedition 50
Roosevelt, Theodore on Old Tassel’s talk 60
Roosevelt, Theodore on Gen. James Robertson 205
Roosevelt, Theodore on Rutherford’s expedition 49, 205
Roosevelt, Theodore on scalping by whites 209
Roosevelt, Theodore on Sevier and Campbell’s expedition (1780) 58
Roosevelt, Theodore on Sevier’s expedition (1782) 60
Roosevelt, Theodore on South Carolina’s scalp bounty 53
Roosevelt, Theodore on Tory-Indian raid 48
Roosevelt, Theodore on treaties of De Witt’s corners and Long island 54
Roosevelt, Theodore on Williamson’s expedition 50
Rose in Cherokee lore 420
Ross, Allen, acknowledgments to 13
Ross, Allen on John Ross 224
Ross, John, arrest of 122
Ross, John, attempt of McIntosh to bribe 216
Ross, John, attitude of, during the Civil war 149
Ross, John, attitude of party of, during Civil war 148
Ross, John, character of 150–151
Ross, John, conflict of party of, with Ridge party 147
Ross, John, convening of Tahlequah council by (1843) 485
Ross, John, custody of records of Iroquois peace by 355
Ross, John, death of 150
Ross, John, death of wife of 132
Ross, John, efforts of, to prevent Removal 121–122, 125, 129, 130
Ross, John, election of, as assistant chief 113
Ross, John, election of, as president of national council 107
Ross, John, election of, as principal chief 114
Ross, John, letter to Calhoun by 115
Ross, John, memorial resolution on 151
Ross, John, memorial to Congress by 121
Ross, John on Ani′ Kuta′nl 392–393
Ross, John on Jackson’s reply to Cherokee protests 126
Ross, John, part taken by, in Creek war 97
Ross, John, part taken by, in killing of Ridges and Boudinot 134
Ross, John, position of, in 1837 128
Ross, John, president of constitutional convention 112
Ross, John, proclamation by 120
Ross, John, proposition for removal by 132
Ross, John, protest against removal treaty by 120
Ross, John, refusal of President Jackson to communicate with 126
Ross, John, signer of act of union 135
Ross, John, suit against Georgia by 119
Ross, John, threat of arrest 135
Ross, W. P., editor of Cherokee Advocate 111
Ross, W. P. on death of Sequoya 148
Ross, ——, on Indian warfare in 1776 52
Ross, —— on Williamson’s expedition 50
Royce, C. C., on adoption of Cherokee constitution 113, 135
Royce, C. C. on Arkansas Cherokee 137, 138, 140, 141, 142
Royce, C. C. on arrest of Ross 123
Royce, C. C. on attack on Buchanans station 73
Royce, C. C. on attempted establishment of iron works in Cherokee country (1807) 86
Royce, C. C. on attempted purchase by Tennessee (1807) 86
Royce, C. C. on attempt to annul treaty of 1817 104
Royce, C. C. on Blount’s proposal (1795) 80
Royce, C. C. on building of Unicoi turnpike 87
Royce, C. C. on Cherokee attitude regarding land cession (1830) 119
Royce, C. C. on Cherokee census (1835) 125
Royce, C. C. on Cherokee desire to go west (1817–19) 104
Royce, C. C. on Cherokee emigration, 1817–19 103, 104
Royce, C. C. on Cherokee invitations to Delawares, Shawano, and Oneida 105
Royce, C. C. on Cherokee land cessions 34, 45, 54, 60
Royce, C. C. on Cherokee loss in Civil war 149
Royce, C. C. on Cherokee memorial to Congress (1834) 121
Royce, C. C. on Cherokee memorials to President Monroe 115
Royce, C. C. on Cherokee part in French and Indian war 39
Royce, C. C. on Cherokee part in Civil war 148
Royce, C. C. on Cherokee population 34
Royce, C. C., on Cherokee project to remove to Columbia river 120
Royce, C. C. on Cherokee relations with Creeks 383
Royce, C. C. on Cherokee relations with Tuscarora 32
Royce, C. C. on Cherokee suffering through Civil war 150
Royce, C. C. on Cherokee territory in 1800 81
Royce, C. C. on Cherokee war of 1760–61 45
Royce, C. C. on clearing of East Cherokee title to Qualla reservation 174
Royce, C. C. on Col. R. J. Meigs 215
Royce, C. C. on council at New Echota 122
Royce, C. C. on Davis’s letter to Secretary of War 127
Royce, C. C. on death of Sequoya 148
Royce, C. C. on deaths during Removal 133
Royce, C. C. on delegation to Washington (1835) 122
Royce, C. C. on desire for Indian lands 85
Royce, C. C. on destruction of Chickamauga towns 79
Royce, C. C. on General Dunlap’s address 128
Royce, C. C. on East Cherokee censuses 167, 168
Royce, C. C. on East Cherokee participation in Removal fund 167
Royce, C. C. on Everett’s letter to Secretary of War 128
Royce, C. C. on extension of Georgia laws 221
Royce, C. C. on first railroad in Cherokee country 151
Royce, C. C. on Georgia acts effecting Cherokee 116, 117
Royce, C. C. on Governor Gilmer’s declaration 129
Royce, C. C. on imprisonment of missionaries 120
Royce, C. C. on incorporation of Delawares and Shawano 151
Royce, C. C. on Indian war path 206, 207
Royce, C. C. on Jackson’s attitude toward Cherokee 117
Royce, C. C. on Jefferson’s removal project 101
Royce, C. C. on McMinn’s estimate of Cherokee emigration 106
Royce, C. C. on massacre of Scott party and Bowl migration 100
Royce, C. C. on opposition to allotment project (1820) 114
Royce, C. C. on origin of Chickamauga band 54
Royce, C. C. on party feeling over removal plans 129
Royce, C. C. on payment of East Cherokee share in Removal fund 168
Royce, C. C. on Ross’s attitude during civil war 149
Royce, C. C. on Ross’s last efforts against removal 130
Royce, C. C. on royal proclamation of 1763 46
Royce, C. C. on Rutherford’s route 205
Royce, C. C. on Schermerhorn’s proposals for securing acceptance of Ridge treaty 122
Royce, C. C. on Scott’s proclamation 130
Royce, C. C. on Sweatland’s census 172
Royce, C. C. on Tellico conference 79
Royce, C. C. on threat to arrest Ross 135
Royce, C. C. on treaties of New Echota 123, 125, 159
Royce, C. C. on treaties of Tellico (1798, 1804, 1805) 81, 85
Royce, C. C. on treaties of Washington (1816, 1819, 1846) 98, 106, 148
Royce, C. C. on treaty of Augusta 61
Royce, C. C. on treaty of Cherokee agency (1834) 120
Royce, C. C. on treaty of Chickasaw Old Fields (1807) 86
Royce, C. C. on treaty of Fort Gibson 125
Royce, C. C. of treaty of Holston 69
Royce, C. C. on treaty of Hopewell 62
Royce, C. C. on treaty of Philadelphia (1794) 77
Royce, C. C. on treaty of Tahlequah (1866) 150
Royce, C. C. on troops employed in Removal 129
Royce, C. C. on western Cherokee (1809, 1817) 102
Royce, C. C. on Wool’s comments on Removal 127
Royce, C. C. publication of paper by xxx
Ruffin, T., arbitrator between East Cherokee and Thomas’s creditors 174
Running Water town, building of 54
Running Water town, destruction of 79
Rushes in Cherokee lore 426
Russell, Dr Frank, on Jicarilla myths 431, 433, 450, 451, 452, 473
Russell, Capt. William, part taken by, in battle of Horseshoe bend 94
Rutherford, Gen. Griffith, expeditions under 49, 205
Rutherford, Gen. Griffith, life of 205
Rye on De Soto’s route 195