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Frederick Starr. American Indians
American Indians
Table of Contents
V. Stories Of Indians
An Iroquois Story Of The Pleiades
A Story Of Glooskap
Scar-Face: A Blackfoot Story
VI. War
VII. Hunting And Fishing
VIII. The Camp-Fire
IX. Sign Language On The Plains
X. Picture Writing
XI. Money
XII. Medicine Men And Secret Societies
XIII. Dances And Ceremonials
XIV. Burial And Graves
XV. Mounds And Their Builders
XVI. The Algonkins
XVII. The Six Nations
XVIII. Story Of Mary Jemison
XIX. The Creeks
XX. The Pani
XXI. The Cherokees
XXII. George Catlin And His Work
XXIII. The Sun Dance
XXIV. The Pueblos
XXV. The Snake Dance
XXVI. Cliff Dwellings And Ruins Of The Southwest
XXVII. Tribes Of The Northwest Coast
XXVIII. Some Raven Stories
XXIX. Totem Posts
XXX. Indians Of California
XXXI. The Aztecs
XXXII. The Mayas And The Ruined Cities Of Yucatan And Central America
XXXIII. Conclusion
Glossary Of Indian And Other Foreign Words Which May Not Readily Be Found In The English Dictionary
Index
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Frederick Starr
Published by Good Press, 2020
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Indian Spears, Shield, and Quiver of Arrows.
In such approaches, it was necessary to use every help in concealing oneself. Of the Apaches it is said: “He can conceal his swart body amidst the green grass, behind brown shrubs or [pg 040] gray rocks, with so much address and judgment that any one but the experienced would pass him by without detection at the distance of three or four yards. Sometimes they will envelop themselves in a gray blanket, and by an artistic sprinkling of earth will so resemble a granite bowlder as to be passed within near range without suspicion. At others, they will cover their person with freshly gathered grass, and lying prostrate, appear as [pg 041] a natural portion of the field. Again, they will plant themselves among the yuccas, and so closely imitate their appearance as to pass for one of them.”
