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

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Quadrupeds, myths concerning 261280

Quakers, see Friends.

Qualla reservation, clearing of East Cherokee title to 173174

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 231233

Rabbit, myths concerning 262, 263, 266277, 407, 431, 447452, 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 289290, 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, 191201

Rasles, mutilation of body of 209

Rattlesnake, myths and lore concerning 253, 295296, 305306, 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, 401403,504

Raven place, purchase of 161

Raven, The, pursuit of Shawano by 374375

Reading, myth concerning 351

Rebellion, see Civil war.

Rechehecrian, see Rickahockan; Synonomy.

Redbird, myths concerning 254, 285, 289290, 455

Red Clay, council at 121, 122

Red Earth, purchase of 161

Red-horse fish, myth concerning 285

Red Man, myths concerning 257, 300301, 461, 462

Red paint, use of, by Indians 455

Redroot in Cherokee lore 263

Redsticks, rebellion of 113114

Refuge towns, see Peace towns.

Reichel, E. H., on Cherokee missions 84

Reid, Jesse, East Cherokee chief 180

Reincarnation, Cherokee doctrine of 261262, 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 130135

Removal, Cherokee plans for (1895) 155156

Removal, East Cherokee plans for 165

Removal, events leading to 87, 98106, 114130

Removal, party feeling aroused by 128129

Removal, stockade forts built during 221

Removal fund, East Cherokee participation in 165168, 170171

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 4647

Rheumatism, Cherokee beliefs concerning 251, 263

Richmond, Lieutenant, murder of Cheyennes by 209

Rickahockan, meaning of name 183184

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 133135

Ridge, Maj. John, killing of Doublehead by 85

Ridge, Maj. John, letter to Calhoun by 115

Ridge, Maj. John, letter to President Jackson by 127128

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 121122, 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) 7899

Robertson, Gen. James, killing of brother of 67

Robertson, Gen. James, life of 204205

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

Rogel, expedition of 201202

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 150151

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 121122, 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, life of 224225

Ross, John, memorial resolution on 151

Ross, John, memorial to Congress by 121

Ross, John on Ani′ Kuta′nl 392393

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