Letters and notes on the manners, customs, and condition of the North American Indians [microform] : written during eight years' travel amongst the wildest tribes of Indians in North America, in 1832, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, and 39

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by  Catlin, George, 1796-1872

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.") LETTERS AND NOTES
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MANNERS, CUSTOMS, AND CONDITION
OF TIIK
NORTH AMERICAN INDIANS.
BY GEO. CATLIN.
WRITTEN DURING EIOIITYEARS'TRAVELAMONGSTTHE WILDESTTRIBES OF
INDIANS IN NORTH AMERICA,
In 1832, 3;J, lH, 3.'), 36, 37, 38, and 89.
IN TWO VOLUMES,
WITH rorniiundkedillustrations,cahefully engravedfromhisoriginalpaintings.
VOL.
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LONDON:
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CONTENTS
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THE FIRST VOLUME.
Frontisi'IECe: TheAuthorpaintinga Chief inan Indian Village.
Mapnf Indian Localitiesembraced within theAuthor's Travels.
LETTER—No. 1.
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Wyoming, birth-place of the Author,p.i. His formerProfession Firstcnuseof his
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TravelstotheIndianCountry DelegationofIndiansin Philadelphia First ;tart to
theFarWest,in1832,p.3.—DesignofformingaNationalGaller—y—NumbersofTribes
visited,andnumberofPaintingsandotherthingscollected,p.4. Probableextinction
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oftheIndians,p.5. Formerandpresentnumbersof—Thepropermodeofapproachinfj
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them,andestimatingtheircharacter,p.5 10.
Certificates of Government Officers,—Indian Agents and others, as to thefidelity of the
PortraitsandotherPaintings,p.11 13.
LETTER—No. 2.
Mouth of Yellow Stone, p. 14, pi. 3.—Distance from St. Louis—Difficulties of the
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Missouri Politeness of Mr. Chouteau and Major Sanford Fur Company's Fort
Indian Epicures—New and true School for theArts—BeautifulModels,p.14—16.
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LETTER No. 3, Mouth of Yellow Stone.
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Characterof Missouri River, p. 18, pi.4. Beautiful prairieshores,p.19,pi.5. Pic-
turesqueclaybluff's, p.19,pi.6.—Firstappearance of asteamerattheYellowStone,
andcuriousconjecturesoftheIndiana aboutit,p. 20.—FurCompany'sEstablishment
atthemouth of YellowStone—M'Keniie—His table and politeness, p.21.—Indian
tribesinthisvicinity,p.22.
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LETTER No. 4, Mouth of Yellow Stone.
UpperMiss—ouriIndians—General character, p. 23.—Buffaloes—Description of, p. 24,
pis.7,8 Modesofkillingthem—Buflfalo-hunt,p.25.—Chardon'sLeap,p.26,pi.9.—
Wounded bull,p. 26, pi. 10.—Extraordinaryfeatof Mr. M'Kenrie, p. 27.—Retnrn
fromthe chase,p.28.
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LETTKK—No. 5, Mourn of Yellow Stone.
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AiiitlUiaocrk'8fupontinctliinicxf-Hr,ooitmi,uluntdlipcihriircuocsttpurmseiiin,it|,).]>.:U')J,9——. MllalclkMlc'kofoototwchoimefu,n]i.a3n9d,pic.hi1l1d., jO).th3e0r, II'xll
p—is.litl'.n'c,k1f3ou.t—hScouwlsp,s,HJuinidnh(Ur,bjuerctrsowfsoriwihndiclhuurcioiak,imp. roeUd,pMip,e'sp,i.iilnUd.—pipS«u-v!tittroanled(ilusitiirrnyg,u|i>.sh3e1d. m I1')l1
Ulackfeet,p.'M,pU. 14,l.'i,16, 17.
LETTER—No. 6, Mouth or Yellow Stone.
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Medicines or iny>leries medicine-bnij; origin of theword medicine, p. 3.5.^Modeof
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formingtheniedicine-hng, p. 3(i. Vulueof themedicine-hagtothe Indian,undmate-
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rialsfortheirconstruction,p.37,—pi. 111. I(lackfootdoctorormedicine-man hismode
ofcuringthesick,p. 39, pi. 19. Difl'erent offices and importance of mediciue-men,
p.41.
LETTER—No. 7, Mouth of Yellow Stone.
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Crows and Blackfeet General character and appearance, p. 4!2. Killing and drying
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meat,p.43,pi. S!2. Crow lodge orwigwam,p.43,pi. 20. Strikingtheir tents and
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encampment moving, p. 44, pi. 21. Mode of dressing and smoking skins,p.45.
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Crows Heautyof theirdresses Horse-stealing or capturing Reasons whytheyare
calledroguesandrobbersofthefirstorder,&o.p; 4(>.
LETTER—No. 8, Mouth of Yellow Stone.
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Furtherremarksonthe Crnws Extraordinarylengthofhair,p.49. Peculiaritiesof the
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Crowhead,andseveralportraits,p.30,pis.14,25,26,27. CrowandDIackfeetwomen
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Their modes of dressing and pair.dng,p.51. Differences between theCrow and
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Blackfootlanguages,p.51. Differentbands Differentlanguages,andnumbersofthe
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Blackfeet,p.52. Knisteneaux Assinneboins,and Ojibbeways,p. 53. Ass.nneboina
ItJ a partof theSioux—Theirmodeofboilingmeat,p.54.—Pipe-dance,p. 55, pi. 32.
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Wi-jun-jon(achief)andwife, pis.28,29. Hisvisit toWashington,p. 56. Dresses
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of womenandchildrenof theAssinneboins, p.57,pi.34. Knisteneaux (orCrees)
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characterandnumbers,and several portraits,p. 57, pis. 30,31, Ojibbeways Chief
andwife,p.58,pis.35,36.
LETTER—No. 9, Mouth of Yellow Stone. f
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Contemplations of the Ureat Far West and its customs, p. 59. Oldacquaintance,
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p. 60. March and effects of civilization, p.60. The "Far West" TheAuthor in
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searchofit,p.62. Meetingwith "Ba'tiste,"afreetrapper,p.63,64.
LETTER—No. 10, Mandan Village, Upper Missouri.
A strange place—Voyage from Mouth of YellowStonedown theriver to Alandans
—Commencement—LeaveM'Kenzie'sFort,p. ( —Assinne—boinsencampedontheriver
Wi-jun-jon lecturingon the customs of white people Mountain-sheep, p. 67.
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pi.II.—Other pWias.r-3P7,RK3lae.—s-RGruidKlpuynibiecnHrs,stpo.no6—8.A—Cwlinlydbslturfoflslj,—"Mboruinctka-iknielfnsr,'"uvsollereapn,icp.ipm7o0i.n—s,(ipr.iz6z9l,y
BI (ctIl|iii8imtlridri,iy^,uJ|)i>.8,li33t01>,.d bpbnpiieiul.faseirh3co9efa.nitin—ndddrsAibcnfeecttrneur-eilwbreoosysop,—dei—ptns.JhoKtTouhniore.ctni—ifu"njegnA(o,pdJuivrspn.negnna7dtit6nu,triatXehpciiekta.o—fnutCi4er0gur",hn—t—oa—enS"tVeuOrolporkl—eba—ubnnpeddtdWou,auDorsou-ps.pmcael7sra"c1tye—.ynb—ledPuEirfoatsaf'ticsroiw—ivnieeglTrdaedobdoful,lgreospw—.emlrea7sVan4,idt—l,sblupaMfo.glane'7ga5l-a.o
Fruitlessendeavourstoshootthem,p.77,pi.42. Picturedbluft"andtheThreeDomes,
p. 7U, pis. 43,44.—ArrivalattheMandan village,p.79.
35.—Modeof
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lan^iismode LETTER—No. 11, Mandan Village.
luediciue-meo. Location—Village,p.00,j)l.45.—Formerlocations,fortificationoftheirvillage—Descrip-
tion of village and mode of constructing their wigwams,p.131, lit'.—Descriptionof
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interior Beds—Weapons Family groups,p.82,83,pi.46. Indian garrulity Jokes
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Fire-side fun and story-telling, p. 84. Causes of Indian taciturnity in civilized
ig and drying society,p.85.
leir tents and
ikwihnsy,tp.he4y5.are LETTER—No. 12, Mandan Village.
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Bird's-eye view of the v—illage, p. 87, pi. 47. The "big canoe" Medici—ne-lodge
strange —medley,p. 88. Mod—eof depositingthe—dead onscaflfolds,p.89. —llespectto
the(lead Visitingthe dead Feeding the dead Converse with the dead Bonesof
thedead,p.90,pi.48.
iaritiesof the
ckfeetwomen
theCrow and LETTER—No. 13, Mandan Village.
iimbitrsofthe — —
AsB.nneboina Thewolf-chi—ef Head-chiefofthe—tribe,p.92,pi—.49. Severalportrai—ts, p.92, pis..50,
J5,—pi. 32.— 5p1.,9548.,—53H.airPeorfstohnealmeapnp—eaHraainrceoftPheceulwioamrietni,esp.C9o5m,plpie.xi54o.n—, pB.at9h3.ing"aCnhdevsewiumxmigrnigs,,
66. Dresses — —
p.96. Modeofswimming Sudatoriesorvapour-baths,p.97-8,pi.71.
orCrees)
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iways Chief
LETTER—No. 14, Mandan Village.
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Costumes of theMandans Higlivalueset upon them Twohorses for a head-dress
M—adeofwar-eagle'squillsandermine, p.100,101.—Head-dresseswith horns,p. 103.
AJewishcustom,p. 104.
cquaictance,
10Author in
LETTER—No. 15, Mandan Village.
AstonishmentoftheMandansattheoperationoftheAuthor'sbrush,p.105.—TheAuthor
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UI. instoUedmedicineor medicine-man,p. 106. Crowds around the Author Curiosityto
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IMandans seeandtotouchhim,p. 107, Superstitiousf—earsforthosewhowerepainted,p.108.
ontheriver Objections raised to being painted,p. 109. The Author's operations opposed bya
p. 67.— Mandandoctor,ormedicine-man,andhowbroughtover,p.110,pi.55.
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