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Traditions of the Arikara

Traditions of the Arikara

by George A. Dorsey

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Author
Dorsey, George A. (George Amos), 1868-1931
Original Publication
United States: Carnegie Institution of Washington,1904.
Credits
Carlos Colon, hekula03, The University of Toronto and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive/Canadian Libraries)
Language
English
LoC Class
E011: History: America: America
Subject
Arikara Indians -- Folklore
Category
Text
eBook-No.
68666
Project Gutenberg
https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/68666
Release Date
August 2, 2022
Copyright
Public domain in the USA.

Contents

  1. 1.TRADITIONS OF THE ARIKARA
  2. 2.Untitled
  3. 3.CONTENTS.
  4. 4.INTRODUCTION. — FOOTNOTES:
  5. 5.1. THE WOLF AND LUCKY-MAN CREATE LAND. [2] — FOOTNOTES:
  6. 6.2. THE SPIDERS GIVE BIRTH TO PEOPLE. [3] — FOOTNOTES:
  7. 7.3. THE ORIGIN OF THE ARIKARA. [4] — FOOTNOTES:
  8. 8.4. THE ORIGIN OF THE ARIKARA. [5] — FOOTNOTES:
  9. 9.5. THE ORIGIN OF THE ARIKARA. [6] — FOOTNOTES:
  10. 10.6. THE ORIGIN OF THE ARIKARA. [7] — FOOTNOTES:
  11. 11.7. THE ORIGIN OF THE ARIKARA. [8] — FOOTNOTES:
  12. 12.8. THE ORIGIN OF THE AWAHO-BUNDLE PEOPLE. [9] — FOOTNOTES:
  13. 13.9. MOTHER-CORN’S VISIT TO THE ARIKARA . [10] — FOOTNOTES:
  14. 14.10. MOTHER-CORN’S VISIT TO THE ARIKARA . [11] — FOOTNOTES:
  15. 15.11. HOW THE PEOPLE ESCAPED THE BUFFALO. [12] — FOOTNOTES:
  16. 16.12. WHY THE BUFFALO NO LONGER EAT PEOPLE. [13] — FOOTNOTES:
  17. 17.13. WHY THE BUFFALO NO LONGER EAT PEOPLE. [14] — FOOTNOTES:
  18. 18.14. THE GIRL WHO MARRIED A STAR. [15] — FOOTNOTES:
  19. 19.15. THE GIRL WHO MARRIED A STAR. [16] — FOOTNOTES:
  20. 20.16. NO-TONGUE AND THE SUN AND THE MOON. [17] — FOOTNOTES:
  21. 21.17. HOW BURNT-HANDS BECAME A CHIEF. [18] — FOOTNOTES:
  22. 22.18. HOW BURNT-HANDS BECAME A CHIEF. [19] — FOOTNOTES:
  23. 23.19. HOW BURNT-HANDS BECAME A CHIEF. [20] — FOOTNOTES:
  24. 24.20. THE TWO BOYS AND THE WATER-SERPENT. [21] — FOOTNOTES:
  25. 25.21. THE BOY WHO BEFRIENDED THE THUNDERBIRDS, AND THE SERPENT. [22] — FOOTNOTES:
  26. 26.22. THE BOY WHO TURNED INTO A SNAKE. [23] — FOOTNOTES:
  27. 27.23. THE BOY WHO RECEIVED THE MOUSE POWER. [24] — FOOTNOTES:
  28. 28.24. THE BOY AND THE YOUNG HAWKS. [25] — FOOTNOTES:
  29. 29.25. THE END OF THE ELK POWER. [26] — FOOTNOTES:
  30. 30.26. THE ELK RESCUES A WOMAN FROM THE BEAR. [27] — FOOTNOTES:
  31. 31.27. THE BOY AND THE ELK. [28] — FOOTNOTES:
  32. 32.28. THE COYOTE, THE GIRL, AND THE MAGIC WINDPIPE. [29] — FOOTNOTES:
  33. 33.29. THE BUFFALO-WIFE AND THE JAVELIN GAME. [30] — FOOTNOTES:
  34. 34.30. THE ORIGIN OF THE WOLF DANCE. [31] — FOOTNOTES:
  35. 35.31. THE MEDICINE DANCE OF THE BEAVER, TURTLE, AND WITCH-WOMAN. [32] — FOOTNOTES:
  36. 36.32. THE VILLAGE-BOY AND THE WOLF POWER. [33] — FOOTNOTES:
  37. 37.33. THE RABBIT-BOY. [34] — FOOTNOTES:
  38. 38.34. THE MAN AND THE WATER-DOGS. [35] — FOOTNOTES:
  39. 39.35. THE FIVE TURTLES AND THE BUFFALO DANCE. [36] — FOOTNOTES:
  40. 40.36. THE NOTCHED STICK AND THE OLD WOMAN OF THE ISLAND. [37] — FOOTNOTES:
  41. 41.37. THE MAN WHO MARRIED A COYOTE. [38] — FOOTNOTES:
  42. 42.38. THE MAN WHO TURNED INTO A STONE. [39] — FOOTNOTES:
  43. 43.39. THE WOMAN WHO TURNED INTO A STONE. [40] — FOOTNOTES:
  44. 44.40. THE POWER OF THE BLOODY SCALPED-MAN. [41] — FOOTNOTES:
  45. 45.41. THE BOY WHO CARRIED A SCALPED-MAN INTO CAMP. [42] — FOOTNOTES:
  46. 46.42. THE GIRL WHO WAS BLEST BY THE BUFFALO AND CORN. [43] — FOOTNOTES:
  47. 47.43. THE FIGHT BETWEEN THE ARIKARA AND THE SNAKES. [44] — FOOTNOTES:
  48. 48.44. THE FIGHT BETWEEN THE ARIKARA AND THE BEARS. [45] — FOOTNOTES:
  49. 49.45. THE WIFE WHO MARRIED AN ELK. [46] — FOOTNOTES:
  50. 50.46. THE FOUR GIRLS AND THE MOUNTAIN-LION. [47] — FOOTNOTES:
  51. 51.47. THE DEEDS OF YOUNG-EAGLE. [48] — FOOTNOTES:
  52. 52.48. THE GIRL WHO BECAME A WHIRLWIND. [49] — FOOTNOTES:
  53. 53.49. THE COYOTE AND THE MICE SUN DANCE. [50] — FOOTNOTES:
  54. 54.50. THE COYOTE BECOMES A BUFFALO. [51] — FOOTNOTES:
  55. 55.51. THE COYOTE AND THE ARTICHOKE. [52] — FOOTNOTES:
  56. 56.52. THE COYOTE RIDES THE BEAR. [53] — FOOTNOTES:
  57. 57.53. THE COYOTE RIDES THE BUFFALO. [54] — FOOTNOTES:
  58. 58.54. THE COYOTE AND THE BUFFALO RUN A RACE. [55] — FOOTNOTES:
  59. 59.55. THE COYOTE AND THE DANCING CORN. [56] — FOOTNOTES:
  60. 60.56. THE COYOTE AND THE TURTLE RUN A RACE. [57] — FOOTNOTES:
  61. 61.57. THE COYOTE AND THE STONE RUN A RACE. [58] — FOOTNOTES:
  62. 62.58. THE COYOTE AND THE ROLLING STONE. [59] — FOOTNOTES:
  63. 63.59. THE COYOTE AND THE ROLLING STONE. [60] — FOOTNOTES:
  64. 64.60. HOW THE SCALPED-MAN LOST HIS WIFE. [61] — FOOTNOTES:
  65. 65.61. THE GENEROUS SCALPED-MAN AND HIS BETRAYER. [62] — FOOTNOTES:
  66. 66.62. THE SCALPED-MAN. [63] — FOOTNOTES:
  67. 67.63. THE DEAD MAN’S COUNTRY. [64] — FOOTNOTES:
  68. 68.64. THE COYOTE WHO SPOKE TO THE EAGLE HUNTERS. [65] — FOOTNOTES:
  69. 69.65. THE GIRL AND THE ELK. [66] — FOOTNOTES:
  70. 70.66. HOW THE RABBIT SAVED A WARRIOR. [67] — FOOTNOTES:
  71. 71.67. THE WOMAN WHOSE BREASTS WERE CUT OFF. [68] — FOOTNOTES:
  72. 72.68. THE WATER-DOGS. [69] — FOOTNOTES:
  73. 73.69. TWO-WOLVES, THE PROPHET. [70] — FOOTNOTES:
  74. 74.70. HOW THE MEDICINE-ROBE SAVED THE ARIKARA. [71] — FOOTNOTES:
  75. 75.71. THE MEDICINE BEAR SHIELD. [73] — FOOTNOTES:
  76. 76.72. THE CRUCIFIED ENEMY. [74] — FOOTNOTES:
  77. 77.73. HOW A SIOUX WOMAN’S SCALP WAS SACRIFICED. [75] — FOOTNOTES:
  78. 78.74. THE WARRIOR WHO FOUGHT THE SIOUX. [76] — FOOTNOTES:
  79. 79.75. THE CAPTURE OF THE ENEMY’S BOWS. [77] — FOOTNOTES:
  80. 80.76. THE WOMAN WHO BEFRIENDED THE WARRIORS. [78] — FOOTNOTES:
  81. 81.77. THE ATTACK UPON THE EAGLE HUNTERS. [79] — FOOTNOTES:
  82. 82.78. THE ATTACK UPON THE EAGLE HUNTERS. [80] — FOOTNOTES:
  83. 83.79. THE MOURNING LOVER. [81] — FOOTNOTES:
  84. 84.80. CONTEST BETWEEN THE BEAR AND THE BULL SOCIETIES. [82] — FOOTNOTES:
  85. 85.81. HOW WHITE-BEAR CAME TO BELONG TO THE BEAR SOCIETY. [83] — FOOTNOTES:
  86. 86.82. THE TALE OF A MEMBER OF THE BEAR SOCIETY. [84] — FOOTNOTES:
  87. 87.ABSTRACTS. — 1. THE WOLF AND LUCKY-MAN CREATE LAND. — 2. THE SPIDERS GIVE BIRTH TO PEOPLE. — 3. THE ORIGIN OF THE ARIKARA. — 4. ORIGIN OF THE ARIKARA. — 5. THE ORIGIN OF THE ARIKARA. — 6. THE ORIGIN OF THE ARIKARA. — 7. THE ORIGIN OF THE ARIKARA. — 8. THE ORIGIN OF THE AWAHO-BUNDLE PEOPLE. — 9. MOTHER-CORN’S VISIT TO THE ARIKARA. — 10. MOTHER-CORN’S VISIT TO THE ARIKARA. — 11. HOW THE PEOPLE ESCAPED THE BUFFALO. — 12. WHY THE BUFFALO NO LONGER EAT PEOPLE. — 13. WHY THE BUFFALO NO LONGER EAT PEOPLE. — 14. THE GIRL WHO MARRIED A STAR. — 15. THE GIRL WHO MARRIED A STAR. — 16. NO-TONGUE AND THE SUN AND THE MOON. — 17. HOW BURNT-HANDS BECAME A CHIEF. — 18. HOW BURNT-HANDS BECAME A CHIEF. — 19. HOW BURNT-HANDS BECAME A CHIEF. — 20. THE TWO BOYS AND THE WATER-SERPENT. — 21. THE BOY WHO BEFRIENDED THE THUNDERBIRDS, AND THE SERPENT. — 22. THE BOY WHO TURNED INTO A SNAKE. — 23. THE BOY WHO RECEIVED THE MOUSE POWER. — 24. THE BOY AND THE YOUNG HAWKS. — 25. THE END OF THE ELK POWER. — 26. THE ELK RESCUES A WOMAN FROM THE BEAR. — 27. THE BOY AND THE ELK. — 28. THE COYOTE, THE GIRL, AND THE MAGIC WINDPIPE. — 29. THE BUFFALO-WIFE AND THE JAVELIN GAME. — 30. THE ORIGIN OF THE WOLF DANCE. — 31. MEDICINE DANCE OF THE BEAVER, TURTLE, AND WITCH-WOMAN. — 32. THE VILLAGE-BOY AND THE WOLF POWER. — 33. THE RABBIT-BOY. — 34. THE MAN AND THE WATER-DOGS. — 35. THE FIVE TURTLES AND THE BUFFALO DANCE. — 36. THE NOTCHED STICK AND THE OLD WOMAN OF THE ISLAND. — 37. THE MAN WHO MARRIED A COYOTE. — 38. THE MAN WHO TURNED INTO A STONE. — 39. THE WOMAN WHO TURNED INTO A STONE. — 40. THE POWER OF THE BLOODY SCALPED-MAN. — 41. THE BOY WHO CARRIED A SCALPED-MAN INTO CAMP. — 42. THE GIRL WHO WAS BLEST BY THE BUFFALO AND CORN. — 43. THE FIGHT BETWEEN THE ARIKARA AND THE SNAKES. — 44. THE FIGHT BETWEEN THE ARIKARA AND THE BEARS. — 45. THE WIFE WHO MARRIED AN ELK. — 46. THE FOUR GIRLS AND THE MOUNTAIN-LION. — 47. THE DEEDS OF YOUNG-EAGLE. — 48. THE GIRL WHO BECAME A WHIRLWIND. — 49. COYOTE AND THE MICE SUN DANCE. — 50. THE COYOTE BECOMES A BUFFALO. — 51. THE COYOTE AND THE ARTICHOKE. — 52. THE COYOTE RIDES THE BEAR. — 53. THE COYOTE RIDES THE BUFFALO. — 54. THE COYOTE AND THE BUFFALO RUN A RACE. — 55. THE COYOTE AND THE DANCING CORN. — 56. THE COYOTE AND THE TURTLE RUN A RACE. — 57. THE COYOTE AND THE STONE RUN A RACE. — 58. THE COYOTE AND THE ROLLING STONE. — 59. THE COYOTE AND THE ROLLING STONE. — 60. HOW THE SCALPED-MAN LOST HIS WIFE. — 61. THE GENEROUS SCALPED-MAN AND HIS BETRAYER. — 62. THE SCALPED-MAN. — 63. THE DEAD MAN’S COUNTRY. — 64. THE COYOTE WHO SPOKE TO THE EAGLE HUNTERS. — 65. THE GIRL AND THE ELK. — 66. HOW THE RABBIT SAVED A WARRIOR. — 67. THE WOMAN WHOSE BREASTS WERE CUT OFF. — 68. WATER-DOGS. — 69. TWO-WOLVES, THE PROPHET. — 70. HOW THE MEDICINE-ROBE SAVED THE ARIKARA. — 71. THE MEDICINE BEAR SHIELD. — 72. THE CRUCIFIED ENEMY. — 73. HOW A SIOUX WOMAN’S SCALP WAS SACRIFICED. — 74. THE WARRIOR WHO FOUGHT THE SIOUX. — 75. THE CAPTURE OF THE ENEMY’S BOWS. — 76. THE WOMAN WHO BEFRIENDED THE WARRIORS. — 77. THE ATTACK UPON THE EAGLE HUNTERS. — 78. THE ATTACK UPON THE EAGLE HUNTERS. — 79. THE MOURNING LOVER. — 80. CONTEST BETWEEN THE BEAR AND THE BULL SOCIETIES. — 81. HOW WHITE-BEAR CAME TO BELONG TO THE BEAR SOCIETY. — 82. THE TALE OF A MEMBER OF THE BEAR SOCIETY.
  88. 88.Untitled

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