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

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Tabus, Cherokee 462

Tadpole, myth concerning 311

Ta′gwădihĭ′, Cherokee story-teller 237

Ta′gwădihĭ′, myths told by 430, 442, 443, 456, 466, 469, 470, 471, 501

Tahchee, attack on Osage at Fort Gibson by 141

Tahchee, emigration of, into Texas 141, 143

Tahchee, McKenney and Hall on 137

Tahlequah, selection of, as Cherokee capital 135147

Tahlequah, treaties at (1861, 1866) 148, 150

Tahlequah, Yuchi living near 385

Tahookatookie in Texas, union of, with Cherokee 143

Takatoka, aid given by, in introduction of syllabary 138

Talamatan, see Wyandot.

Talassee, escape of, from destruction (1780) 58

Tali′wa, battle of 38, 384

Talladega, battle of 91

Tallaseehatchee, battle of 90, 91

Tallige′wi, meaning of name 19, 184185, 378

Tallige′wi, see also Synonymy.

Tallulah falls, myth concerning 346, 41718, 481

Tarahumari, obtaining of information concerning xvi

Tarahumari, work among xvii

Tarleton, General, attempted invasion of North Carolina and Virginia by 5657

Tar wolf, distribution of myth of 233234

Tar wolf, myth of 271272, 450

Taskigi, Cherokee relations with 388389

Taskigi, tribe of Creek confederacy 498499

Tasquiqui, Spanish visit to 29, 389

Tassel, murder of 6566

Taylor, Capt. Richard, part taken by, in Creek war 97

Technolithic stage, features of xxi–xxii

Technology, subject-matter of xii

Technology, work in xx–xxii

Tecumtha, life of 215216

Tecumtha, meaning of name of 442

Tecumtha, work of, among Creeks 8788

Teit, on Thompson River myths 433, 436, 437, 440, 441, 451, 467, 470

Telfair, Governor, on Georgians’ raid and Cherokee reprisal (1792) 71

Tellico, conference at (1794) 79

Tellico, conference and treaty at (1798) 80

Tellico, treaties at (1804, 1805) 8485

Temple, M. S., survey of Qualla reservation by 174

Tennessee, attempted purchase of Cherokee lands by (1807) 86

Tennessee, encroachments against Cherokee by 64

Tennessee, incorporation of, in “Territory of the United States south of the Ohio River” 68

Tennessee, local legends of 412, 415

Tennessee, memorial to Congress by 76

Tennessee, opposition to allotment project by 114

Tennessee, production of gold in 220, 221

Tennessee, Removal forts in 221

Tennessee, treaty with Cherokee by 6364

Tennessee, see also Franklin, State of.

Tennessee bald, myths concerning 339341, 477479

Tennessee river, truce line at 485

Ten Kate, H., on Cherokee myths 461 466, 467, 469

Tensawattee, see Coosawatee.

Tepehuan tribes, obtaining of information concerning xvii

Terrapin, myths concerning 270271, 278279, 280, 286288, 289, 306, 450, 452, 455

Terrapin, The, Cherokee chief 61

Terrell, Capt. J. W., acknowledgments to 13

Terrell, Capt. J. W., life of, among East Cherokee 168

Terrell, Capt. J. W. on Catawba among East Cherokee 165

Terrell, Capt. J. W. on Cherokee myths 467

Terrell, Capt. J. W. on East Cherokee in Civil war 170, 171

Terrell, Capt. J. W. on Junaluska 165

Terrell, Capt. J. W. on Col. W. H. Thomas 162

Terrell, Capt. J. W., roster of Cherokee troops by 169

Teton, myths of 459

Tewa Indians, visit to ruins attributed to xv

Texas, Houston’s part in history of 223

Texas, migration of Creek tribes to 99

Texas, secession of, from Mexico 144

Texas, work in xvi, xvii

Texas Cherokee, history of 143146

Texas Cherokee, origin of 138, 141

Thomas, Dr Cyrus, memoirs by xlii–xliii, xliv–xlv

Thomas, Dr Cyrus, work of xxix

Thomas, Col. W. H., acknowledgments to 13

Thomas, Col. W. H., arrangement by, for stay of East Cherokee in the east 158159

Thomas, Col. W. H., connection of, with East Cherokee affairs 162, 163, 165, 166172

Thomas, Col. W. H., difficulty over estates of 173174

Thomas, Col. W. H., legend told by 491

Thomas, Col. W. H., life of 159162

Thomas, Col. W. H., mission of, to U′tsălă and Charley 131, 157158

Thomas, Col. W. H., on Baptist preachers among East Cherokee 165

Thomas, Col. W. H. on Catawba among East Cherokee 165

Thomas, Col. W. H. on Cherokee round-up. 131

Thomas, Col. W. H. on Junaluska 165

Thomas, Col. W. H. on traditional predecessors of Cherokee 23

Thomas, Col. W. H. on Rutherford’s route 205

Thomas, Col. W. H. on smallpox among East Cherokee 172

Thomas, Col. W. H. on Swimmer’s knowledge of Cherokee myths 236

Thomas, Col. W. H., purchase of lands for East Cherokee by 159

Thomas, Col. W. H., retirement of 172

Thomas, Col. ——, killing of Indian woman by men under 52

Thomas Legion, organization of 161162, 169170

Thompson, A. C., on Cherokee missions 84

Thompson, Capt. ——, defeat of Cherokee by Americans under 48

Thompson, ——, arrest of 119

Thompson River Indians, myths of 433, 436, 437, 440, 441, 451, 467, 470

Thought reading, Cherokee belief in 244, 433, 473

Thrall on capture of Bowl’s family 146

Thrall on Indian expulsion from Texas 145

Thrall on Mexican grant to Cherokee 143

Thrall on number of Texas Cherokee 145

Thunder, myths and lore concerning 240, 248, 257, 295, 300301, 311, 342, 345347, 362363, 435, 441442, 464, 465, 481482, 491

Tĭkwali′tsĭ, legend of raid on 374, 495

Tillamook, myths of 440

Timberlake, Henry, on Cherokee headdress 474

Timberlake, Henry on Cherokee regard for eagles 453

Timberlake, Henry on Cherokee welcome ceremony 493

Timberlake, Henry on “flying stag” 463

Timberlake, Henry on French and English treatment of Indians 3940

Timberlake, Henry on gatayûstĭ game 434

Timberlake, Henry on Indian war path 207

Timberlake, Henry on opossum 449

Timberlake, Henry on position of Indian women 490

Timberlake, Henry on siege of Fort Loudon 43

Timberlake, Henry on Uktena and Ulûñsû′tĭ 459, 461

Timberlake, Henry on war women 501

Timberlake, Henry, visit to Cherokee by 45

Titmouse, myths concerning 285286, 318, 454, 468

Tiwa, study of language of xxvi

Tiwa, work among xvi

Tlanusi′yĭ, myth concerning 329330

Tlă′nuwă′, myths and lore concerning 284, 286287, 315316, 396, 466

Toad in Cherokee myth 306

Tobacco, Cherokee 439

Tobacco, myths and lore concerning 254255, 344, 424, 438439, 481

Tocax, De Soto’s visit to 29

Toccoa, myth concerning 418

Todd on Ohio Cherokee 79

Tolome, tribe of Choctaw confederacy 500

Tohopeka, Tohopki, see Horseshoe bend.

Tollunteeskee, death of 136

Tollunteeskee, invitation to missionaries by 136

Tollunteeskee, reservation for 85

Tollunteeskee, treaty signed by (1806) 85

Tomassee, encounter at 5152

Tom Fuller,” nature of 452

Tomtit, see Titmouse 454

Tonkawa, Cherokee relations with 391

Tonkawa, legend of 501

Tonkawa, settlement of, on Cherokee strip 151

Tonkawa, study of xvi

Tooantuh, McKenney and Hall on 137

Tories, use of Indian disguise by 47, 48

Tortoise, see Terrapin.

Touch, relation of, to vision lxii–lxiii

Townhouse, heating and lighting of 230

Townhouse dance, effect of snake myths on time of holding 295

Toxaway, see Tocax.

Trade among Cherokee 31, 34, 82

Trade, intertribal 235

Trade languages, Indian 187188, 235

Traders among Cherokee, North Carolina regulations concerning 61

Traders, influence of, on Indian development 213

Traders, use of bells by 483

Track Rock gap, myth concerning 453

Traditions, Cherokee, memoir on 3548

Traditions of Tusayan, memoir on xxxix–xl

Transformation myths 304, 462463

Traps, Indian use of 468

Tree rock, myth concerning 317, 467

Trees, Cherokee explanation of characters of 421

Trees in Cherokee myths, powers of 231

Trephined skulls, collection of xxix

Tribe, features of xlix, 1

Trope, development of xc–xci

Trotter, H. G., acknowledgments to 13

Troup, Governor, on Cherokee refusal to remove 115

Trumbull, J. H., on name Tallge′wi 184

Tsăga′sĭ, Cherokee fairy 334

Tsa′lăgĭ′, meaning and inflection of 1516, 182183

Tsa′lăgĭ′, see also Cherokee; Synonomy.

Tsalĭ, see Charley.

Tsanĭ, Cherokee war chief in 1776 381

Tsantăwû′, contact with Little People by 334

Tsa′răgĭ′, see Cherokee; Synonomy; Tsa′lăgĭ′.

Tsasta′wĭ, legend concerning 408

Tsăwa′sĭ, Cherokee fairy 334

Tsĕsa′nĭ, Cherokee story teller 237

Tsĕsa′nĭ, myth told by 463

Tsĕ′si-Ska′tsĭ, see Reid, Jesse.

Tskĭl-e′gwa, see Big-witch.

Tsulʻkălû′, myths concerning 262, 337339, 407, 410, 432, 477480

Tsundige′wi, myth of 325, 471172

Tsunu′luhûñ′skĭ, see Junaluska.

Tsuskwănûñ′năwa′tă, see Wafford.

Tsuwe′năhĭ, myth of 343345, 480481

Tuckasegee, destruction of (1781) 69

Tugălû′nă fish, myth concerning 289, 455

Tuggle manuscript on Creek myths 431, 432, 434436, 447450, 452, 455, 463, 469, 473, 476

Tuggle manuscript on Creek songs 504

Tunâ′ĭ, legend of 373

Tupi language, trade language based on 187

Turkey, myths and lore concerning 269270, 285, 287288, 449, 455

Turkeytown, siege and relief of 90

Turkeytown, treaty ratified at (1816) 98

Turtle, drum of shell of 503

Turtle, myths and lore concerning 306, 343, 346, 430, 452, 475, 481, 482

Turtle dove, Cherokee name for 281

Tusayan, memoir on clan localization in xli

Tusayan, memoir on Flute and Snake ceremonies of xlv

Tusayan, memoir on migration traditions of xxxix–xl

Tusayan, study of fraternities, cults, and altars in xlvii, xlviii–xlix, l–liii

Tusayan, work in xiv

Tuscarora, Cherokee relations with 14, 32, 36, 88, 379

Tuscarora, enslavement of 233

Tuscarora, expulsion of, from North Carolina 483

Tuscarora, habitat and migrations of 17

Tuscarora, wampum recording admission of, to Iroquois league 364

Tuscarora, war between colonies and 32

Tuscarora, myths and beliefs of 442, 466, 501, 505

Tuscarora, participation in Lewis’s expedition by 41

Tuscarora, sketch of 498

Tuskegee, burning of 51

Tusquittee bald, myth concerning 410

Twilight land of Cherokee myth 435, 437

Tyrant stage, see Monarchical stage.