: Legends of The Kaw: The Folk-Lore of the Indians of the Kansas River Valley by De Voe Carrie - Indians of North America Folklore; Indians of North America Kansas

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INDIAN MYTHOLOGY.

THE PAWNEES.

Wanderings in Kansas and Nebraska.--Origin.--The word "Pani."--Imitation of wolves.--Bands.--Tuhk-pah-huks-taht.-- Skidi-rah-ru.--Tuh-wa-hok-a-sha.--Tu-hi-'ts-pi-yet.--Hunting in ancient times.--Weapons.--Utensils.--Government.--Dress.-- Lodges.--Music.--Courtship and marriage.--Religious ceremonies.-- The Buffalo Dance.--Departure for semi-annual buffalo hunt.--The surround.--Ti-r?-wa, the Pawnee Deity.--The Na-h?-rac.--Sacrifices. --The wonderful horse.--Homes of the Nu-h?-rac.--The Nu-h?-rac doctors.--Medicine men and priests.--Belief in a prehistoric race. --Destruction of the giants.--Human sacrifices.--A Legend of Kansas.--Pit-a-le-shar'-u.--Hostilities against other nations.--Villages of the Iowas and Sacs.--War with the Iowas, 1839.--Battle amid the sunflowers.--Sale of Pawnee lands.--Removal to the Indian Territory.--Success in agriculture. 34

Early home.--Wanderings in the Mississippi Basin.--Present location.--Origin of name.--Meaning of word "Dakota."--Pantomime.--Divisions of nation.--Relation of chief to people.--Disposition of bodies of the dead.--Eagle Eye and Scarlet Dove.--Slavery of women.--Vanity of men.--Language of the feather.--Decoration of the person.--Plural marriage.--Story of Anepetusa.--Belief in four souls.--A typical prayer.--Omens.--Worship.--Animals in Dakota theology.--O-an-tay-hee.--The creation.--Hay-o-kah.--Taku-shkan-shkan.--Wa-keen-yan.--Unk-tay-he. --Chah-o-ter-dah.--Whitte-kah-gah.--Wa-hun-de-dan.--Fairies.-- Giants.--Giant's party.--Feasts.--The Wa-keen.--Initiation of the medicine men.--War parties.--War Dance.--Sun Dance.--Moral code.-- Degree of manhood.--Incidents in the Life of Ta-ton-ka-I-o-ton-ka. --Spotted Tail and Red Cloud.--Betrothal and death of daughter of Spotted Tail.--Water Carrier, the wife of Lone Elk.--Present condition of the Sioux. 67

THE KAWS AND OSAGES.

Origin.--Manners and customs.--Savage proclivities.--Village of American Chief.--Village of Fool Chief.--Removal to Council Grove.--The Victory that made Wa-hon-ga-shee a famous Chief.--The War Dance.--Paying off old scores.--Osages and Kaws on police duty.--Superstitions.--Funeral ceremonies.--Creation story of the Osages.--Territory.--Cessions.--Feasts.--Present condition. 89

THE DELAWARES.

Lineage.--Language.--The term "Lenape."--Subjugation by the Iroquois.--Peace treaty with William Penn.--Migrations.--Legends preserved by missionaries.--The virgin who fell from heaven.--Kikeron.--The tortoise in Algonquin pictography.--Symbol of the earth.--The pristine age.--The earth submerged.--The ancient turtle.--Rescue of the survivors.--Land supported by a turtle.--First home of the Lenape.--Travels and conquests.--Land of giants.--Fortifications of the enemy.--Mounds.--Divisions of the nation.--Legend of the Hairless Bear.--Pictograph system.--Rafinesque.--Walam Olum.--Wanderings of the Delawares.--Tamenend.--The Lover's Leap.--Onoko.--Lenape in Kansas.--The Battle of the Plains.--Removal to the Indian Territory. 103

THE WYANDOTS.

Origin.--Location at the time of the discovery of America.--Alliance with the Senecas.--Termination of peace.--Hatred of the Iroquois.--Settlement at Detroit.--Settlement in Ohio and Michigan.--Clans.--Government.--Religion.--Gods.--Prayer of the Huron.--Legend of Sayadio.--The White Panther.--Hurons leaders in the councils of nations.--Keepers of the Council Fire.--Wampum belts.--Corn Dance.--Clan names.--Visions of the Wyandot maiden.--Wyandots in the War of 1812.--Roundhead.--Warrow.--Walk-in-the-Water.--Big Tree.--War with Cherokees--Chief Splitlog.--Last religious feast and dance of the Wyandots.--William Walker.--Silas Armstrong.--Matthew Walker.--Governor Walker.--Matthias Splitlog.--Emigration to Kansas.--Intelligence and education.--Accomplishments.--Belle of the nation.--Sense of humor.--Elder Dennison and John Grayeyes.--The Triumph of Chudaquana over the Power of Witchcraft.--Romance of a Wyandot girl.--Present location of the people.--Tribal relations.--Absorption by the white race. 127

THE POTTAWATOMIES.

Descent.--Alliances.--Branches.--Location.--Part in War of 1812.--Suna-we-wone.--Treaty of peace.--Cessions.--Emigration to Kansas.--Present location.--Belief in Kitchenonedo and Matchemondo.--First inhabitants of the earth.--Submersion.--New World.--Legend of the five young men.--Menweshma.--Encounter with the Pawnees.--Wa-baun-see.--Story of the Flat-Boat.--Defeat by the Osages.--Revenge upon the Osage chief.--Wa-baun-see's journey to Washington.--Death. 155

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