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James Mooney. The Mythology of Cherokee, Iroquois, Navajo, Siouan and Zuñi
The Mythology of Cherokee, Iroquois, Navajo, Siouan and Zuñi
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Table of Contents
The Myths of the North American Indians
Preface
Chapter I: Divisions, Customs, and History of the Race
The First Indians in Europe
Indians as Jews
Welsh-Speaking Indians
Antiquity of Man in America
The Great Miocene Bridge
American Man in Glacial Times
The Calaveras Skull
More Recent Finds
Later Man in America
Affinities with Siberian Peoples
The Evidence of American Languages
Evidences of Asiatic Intercourse
Later Migrations
The Norsemen in America
Leif the Lucky
The Land of Wine
The Skrælingr
The Dighton Rock
The Mound-Builders
Mounds in Animal Form
What the Mounds Contain
The Tomb of the Black Tortoise
Who were the Mound-Builders?
The 'Nations' of North America
The Iroquois
The Algonquins
A Sedentary People
The Muskhogean Race
The Sioux
Caddoan Family
The Shoshoneans
Early Wars with the Whites
King Philip's War
The Reservations
The Story of Pocahontas
Indian Kidnapping
Dwellings
Tribal Law and Custom
Hunting
Costume
Face-Painting
Indian Art
Warfare
The Indian Wife and Mother
Indian Child-Life
Adventure with a Totem
An Indian Girl's Vigil
Picture-Writing
Modern Education and Culture
Chapter II: The Mythologies of the North American Indians
Animism
Totemism
Totemic Law and Custom
Severity of Totemic Rule
Fetishism
Fetish Objects
Apache Fetishes
Iroquoian Fetishes
Fetishism among the Algonquins
Totemism and Fetishism Meet
The Sun-Children
The Prey-Gods
The Council of Fetishes
The Fetish in Hunting
Indian Theology
The Indian Idea of God
'Good' and 'Bad'
No 'Good' or 'Bad' Gods
Creation-Myths
Algonquian Creation-Myth
The Muskhogean Creation-Story
Siouan Cosmology
Bird- and Serpent-Worship and Symbols
Eagle-Worship
The Serpent and the Sun
The Lightning Serpent
Serpent-Worship
The Rattlesnake
The Sacred Origin of Smoking
The Gods of the Red Man
Michabo
The Battle of the Twin-Gods
Awonawilona
Ahsonnutli
Atius Tiráwa
Esaugetuh Emissee
The Coyote God
Blue Jay
Thunder-Gods
Idea of a Future Life
The Hope of Resurrection
Indian Burial Customs
The Soul's Journey
Paradise and the Supernatural People
The Sacred Number Four
Indian Time and Festivals
The Buffalo Dance
Dance-Festivals of the Hopi
Medicine-Men
Medicine-Men as Healers
Professional Etiquette
Journeys in Spirit-land
The Savage and Religion
Chapter III: Algonquian Myths and Legends
Glooskap and Malsum
Scandinavian Analogies
Glooskap's Gifts
Glooskap and the Baby
Glooskap's Farewell
How Glooskap Caught the Summer
The Elves of Light
Glooskap's Wigwam
The Snow-Lodge
The Lord of Cold Weather
The Star-Maiden
Algon's Strategy
The Star-Maiden's Escape
Cloud-Carrier and the Star-Folk
The Star-Country
The Sacrifice
The Snow-Man Husband
The Lover's Revenge
A Strange Transformation
The Spirit-Bride
The Island of the Blessed
The Master of Life
Otter-Heart
The Ball-Players
Otter-Heart's Stratagem
The Beaver-Woman
The Fairy Wives
Moose Demands a Wife
The Red Star and the Yellow Star
The Return to Earth
The Escape from Lox
The Malicious Mother-in-Law
The Death-Swing
The Silver Girdle
The Maize Spirit
The Struggle
The Final Contest
The Seven Brothers
The Chase
The Beaver Medicine Legend2
The Sacred Bear-Spear
Bear Magic
How the Magic Worked
The Young Dog Dance
The Lodge of Animals
The Gift
The Medicine Wolf
The Friendly Wolf
The Story of Scar-face
The Sun-God's Decree
The Chase of the Savage Birds
The Legend of Poïa
The Great Turnip
The Return to Earth
The Big Water
A Blackfoot Day-and-Night Myth
The Pursuing Head
The Fate of the Head
Nápi and the Buffalo-Stealer
The Herds of Buffalo-Stealer
The Story of Kutoyis
How Kutoyis was Born
Kutoyis on his Travels
The Wrestling Woman
Chapter IV: Iroquois Myths and Legends
Iroquois Gods and Heroes
Hi'nun
The Thunderers
Hiawatha
The Stone Giants
The Pigmies
Witches and Witchcraft
A 'Medicine' Legend
Great Head and the Ten Brothers
The Seneca's Revenge
The Boy Magician
The Hailstorm
The Charmed Stone
The Friendly Skeleton
The Lost Sister
The Pigmies
The Salt-Lick
The Magical Serpent
The Origin of Medicine
The Council of the Fishes
The Wonderful Kettle
The White Heron
The Stone Giantess
The Healing Waters
The Pity of the Trees
The Finding of the Waters
Sayadio in Spirit-land
The Peace Queen
The Quarrel
The Offers
Chapter V: Sioux Myths and Legends
The Sioux or Dakota Indians
The Adventures of Ictinike
Ictinike and the Buzzard
Ictinike and the Creators
The Story of Wabaskaha
The Men-Serpents
The Three Tests
The Race
The Snake-Ogre
The Magic Moccasins
The Snake's Quest
The Story of the Salmon
Salmon's Magic Bath
The Wolf Lodge
The Drowned Child
The Snake-Wife
The Ring Unavailing
The Finding of the Snake-Wife
A Subterranean Adventure
Lost Underground
The Return to Earth
White Feather the Giant-Killer
In Search of the Giants
Chácopee's Downfall
The Transformation
How the Rabbit Caught the Sun
How the Rabbit Slew the Devouring Hill
Chapter VI: Myths and Legends of the Pawnees
The Pawnees, or Caddoan Indians
The Sacred Bundle
The Magic Feather
The Bear-Man
The Bear-Man Slain
The Resuscitation of the Bear-Man
Chapter VII: Myths and Legends of the Northern and North-Western Indians
Haida Demi-Gods
The Supernatural Sister
The Birth of Sîñ
Master-Carpenter and Southeast
The Beaver and the Porcupine
The Finding of Porcupine
The Devil-Fish's Daughter
Chinook Tales
The Story of Blue Jay and Ioi
The Marriage of Ioi
A Fishing Expedition in Shadow-land
Blue Jay and Ioi Go Visiting
The Heaven-sought Bride
The Whale-catcher
The Chinooks Visit the Supernaturals
The Four Tests
The Thunderer's Son-in-Law
The Thunderer
Storm-Raising
The Beast Comrades
The Tests
The Spirit-land
The Myth of Stikŭa
Beliefs of the Californian Tribes
Myths of the Athapascans
Conclusion
Note on Pronunciation
Myths of the Cherokee
I. Introduction
II. Historical Sketch of the Cherokee
The Traditionary Period
The Period of Spanish Exploration—1540–?
The Colonial and Revolutionary Period—1654–1784
Relations with the United States
From the First Treaty to the Removal—1785–1838
The Removal—1838–39
The Arkansas Band—1817–1838
The Texas Band—1817–1900
The Cherokee Nation in the West—1840–1900
The Eastern Band
III. Notes to the Historical Sketch
IV. Stories and Story Tellers
V. The Myths
Cosmogonic Myths
1. How the World was Made
2. The First Fire
3. Kana′tĭ and Selu: The Origin of Game and Corn
WAHNENAUHI VERSION
4. Origin of Disease and Medicine
5. The Daughter of the Sun
6. How They Brought Back the Tobacco
SECOND VERSION
7. The Journey to the Sunrise
8. The Moon and the Thunders
9. What the Stars are Like
10. Origin of the Pleiades and the Pine
11. The Milky Way
12. Origin of Strawberries
13. The Great Yellow-jacket: Origin of Fish and Frogs
14. The Deluge
Quadruped Myths
15. The Fourfooted Tribes
16. The Rabbit Goes Duck Hunting
17. How the Rabbit Stole the Otter’s Coat
18. Why the Possum’s Tail is Bare
19. How the Wildcat Caught the Gobbler
20. How the Terrapin Beat the Rabbit
21. The Rabbit and the Tar Wolf
SECOND VERSION
22. The Rabbit and the Possum After a Wife
23. The Rabbit Dines the Bear
24. The Rabbit Escapes from the Wolves
25. Flint Visits the Rabbit
26. How the Deer Got His Horns
27. Why the Deer’s Teeth are Blunt
28. What Became of the Rabbit
29. Why the Mink Smells
30. Why the Mole Lives Underground
31. The Terrapin’s Escape from the Wolves
32. Origin of the Groundhog Dance: The Groundhog’s Head
33. The Migration of the Animals
34. The Wolf’s Revenge—The Wolf and the Dog
Bird Myths
35. The Bird Tribes
36. The Ball Game of the Birds and Animals
37. How the Turkey Got His Beard
38. Why the Turkey Gobbles
39. How the Kingfisher Got His Bill
40. How the Partridge Got His Whistle
41. How the Redbird Got His Color
42. The Pheasant Beating Corn; Origin of the Pheasant Dance
43. The Race Between the Crane and the Hummingbird
44. The Owl Gets Married
45. The Huhu Gets Married
46. Why the Buzzard’s Head is Bare
47. The Eagle’s Revenge
48. The Hunter and the Buzzard
Snake, Fish, and Insect Myths
49. The Snake Tribe
50. The Uktena and the Ulûñsû′tĭ
51. Âgăn-uni′tsĭ’s Search for the Uktena
52. The Red Man and the Uktena
53. The Hunter and the Uksu′hĭ
54. The Ustû′tlĭ
55. The Uwʼtsûñ′ta
56. The Snake Boy
57. The Snake Man
58. The Rattlesnake’s Vengeance
59. The Smaller Reptiles—Fishes and Insects
60. Why the Bullfrog’s Head is Striped
61. The Bullfrog Lover
62. The Katydid’s Warning
Wonder Stories
63. Ûñtsaiyĭ′, The Gambler
64. The Nest of the Tlă′nuwă
65. The Hunter and the Tlă′nuwă
66. Uʻtlûñ′tă, The Spear-finger
67. Nûñ′yunu′wĭ, The Stone Man
68. The Hunter in the Dăkwă′
WAHNENAUHI VERSION
69. Atagâ′hĭ, The Enchanted Lake
70. The Bride from the South
71. The Ice Man
72. The Hunter and Selu
73. The Underground Panthers
74. The Tsundige′wĭ
75. Origin of the Bear: The Bear Songs
76. The Bear Man
77. The Great Leech of Tlanusi′yĭ
78. The Nûñnĕ′hĭ and Other Spirit Folk
79. The Removed Townhouses
80. The Spirit Defenders of Nĭkwăsĭ′
81. Tsulʻkălû′, The Slant-eyed Giant
82. Kăna′sta, The Lost Settlement
83. Tsuwe′năhĭ: A Legend of Pilot Knob
84. The Man Who Married the Thunder’s Sister
85. The Haunted Whirlpool
86. Yahula
87. The Water Cannibals
Historical Traditions
88. First Contact with Whites
89. The Iroquois Wars
90. Hiadeoni, The Seneca
91. The Two Mohawks
92. Escape of the Seneca Boys
93. The Unseen Helpers
94. Hatcinoñdoñ’s Escape from the Cherokee
95. Hemp-carrier
96. The Seneca Peacemakers
97. Origin of the Yontoñwisas Dance
98. Gaʼna’s Adventures Among the Cherokee
99. The Shawano Wars
100. The Raid on Tĭkwăli′tsĭ
101. The Last Shawano Invasion
102. The False Warriors of Chilhowee
103. Cowee Town
104. The Eastern Tribes
105. The Southern and Western Tribes
106. The Giants from the West
107. The Lost Cherokee
108. The Massacre of the Ani′-kuta′nĭ
109. The War Medicine
110. Incidents of Personal Heroism
111. The Mounds and the Constant Fire: The Old Sacred Things
Miscellaneous Myths and Legends
112. The Ignorant Housekeeper
113. The Man in the Stump
114. Two Lazy Hunters
115. The Two Old Men
116. The Star Feathers
117. The Mother Bear’s Song
118. Baby Song, To Please the Children
119. When Babies are Born: The Wren and the Cricket
120. The Raven Mocker
121. Herbert’s Spring
122. Local Legends of North Carolina
123. Local Legends of South Carolina
124. Local Legends of Tennessee
125. Local Legends of Georgia
126. Plant Lore
Notes and Parallels to Myths
Glossary of Cherokee Words
Myths of the Iroquois
Chapter I. Gods and Other Supernatural Beings
Hi-nun Destroying the Giant Animals
A Seneca Legend of Hi-Nun and Niagara
The Thunderers
Echo God
Extermination of the Stone Giants
The North Wind
Great Head
Cusick's Story of the Dispersion of the Great Heads
The Stone Giant's Wife
The Stone Giant's Challenge
Hiawatha and the Iroquois Wampum
Chapter II. Pigmies
The Warrior Saved by Pigmies
The Pigmies and the Greedy Hunters
The Pigmy's Mission
Chapter III. Practice of Sorcery
The Origin of Witches and Witch Charms
Origin of the Seneca Medicine
A "True" Witch Story
A Case of Witchcraft
An Incantation to Bring Rain
A Cure for All Bodily Injuries
A Witch in the Shape of a Dog
A Man Who Assumed the Shape of a Hog
Witch Transformation
A Superstition About Flies
Chapter IV. Mythologic Explanation of Phenomena
Origin of the Human Race
Formation of the Turtle Clan
How the Bear Lost His Tail
Origin of Medicine
Origin of Wampum
Origin of Tobacco
Origin of Plumage
Why the Chipmunk has the Black Stripe on His Back
Origin of the Constellations
The Pole Star
Chapter V. Tales
Boy Rescued by a Bear
Infant Nursed by Bears
The Man and His Step-son
The Boy and His Grandmother
The Dead Hunter
A Hunter's Adventures
The Old Man's Lessons to His Nephew
The Hunter and His Faithless Wife
The Charmed Suit
The Boy and the Corn
The Lad and the Chestnuts
The Guilty Hunters
Mrs. Logan's Story
The Hunter and His Dead Wife
A Sure Revenge
Traveler's Jokes
Kingfisher and His Nephew
The Wild-Cat and the White Rabbit
Chapter VI. Religion
New-Year Festival
Tapping the Maple Trees
Planting Corn
Strawberry Festival
Green-Corn Festival
Gathering the Corn
A Study of Siouan Cults
Chapter I. Introduction
Definitions of “Cult” and “Siouan”
Siouan Family
Authorities
Alphabet
Abbreviations
Chapter II. Definitions
Alleged Belief in a Great Spirit
Phenomena Divided into Human and Superhuman
Terms for “Mysterious,” “Lightning,” Etc
Other Omaha and Ponka Terms
Significance of Personal Names and Kinship Terms
Myth and Legend Distinguished from the Superhuman
Chapter III. Cults of the Omaha, Ponka, Kansa, and Osage
Beliefs and Practices not Found
Omaha, Ponka, and Kansa Belief in a Wakanda
Seven Great Wakandas
Invocation of Warmth and Streams
Prayer to Wakanda
Accessories of Prayer
Omaha and Kansa Expressions about Wakanda
Ponka Belief About Malevolent Spirits
An Old Omaha Custom
The Sun a Wakanda
The Offering of Tobacco
The Ponka Sun Dance of 1873
The Moon a Wakanda
Berdaches
Stars as Wakandas
The Winds as Wakandas
Kansa Sacrifice to the Winds
Osage Consecration of Mystic Fireplaces
The Thunder-Being a Wakanda
Omaha and Ponka Invocation of the Thunder-Being
Thunder-Being Invoked by Warriors
Ictasanda Custom
Notes
Translation
Kansa Worship of the Thunder-being
Subterranean and Subaquatic Wakandas
The Indaȼiñga
Other Kansa Wakandas
§ 40. Omaha Invocations of the Trap, Etc
Notes
Translation
Fasting
Mystic Trees and Plants
Iȼa‘eȼĕ
Personal Mystery Decorations
Order of Thunder Shamans
Generic Forms of Decoration
Specific Forms of Decoration
Corn and the Buffalo
Other Omaha Mystery Decorations
Kansa Mystery Decorations
Omaha Nikie Decorations
Omaha Nikie Customs
Governmental Instrumentalities
§ 57. Omaha and Ponka Taboos
Fetichism
Fetiches of the Tribe and Gens
Personal Fetiches
Sorcery
Jugglery
Omaha and Ponka Belief as to a Future Life
Kansa Beliefs Respecting Death and a Future Life
Chapter IV ┴Ciwere and Winnebago Cults
Term “Great Spirit” Never Heard Among the Iowa
The Sun a Wakanta
The Winds as Wakantas
The Thunder-being a Wakanta
Subterranean Powers
Subaquatic Powers
Animals as Wakantas
Apotheoses
Dwellings of Gods
Worship
Taboos
Public or Tribal Fetiches81
Symbolic Earth Formations of the Winnebago82
Personal Fetiches
Dancing Societies
The Otter Dancing Society
The Red Medicine Dancing Society
Green Corn Dance
Buffalo Dancing Society
┴Ciwere Traditions
Belief in Future Life
Chapter V. Dakota and Assiniboin Cults
Alleged Dakota Belief in a Great Spirit
Riggs on the Taku Wakan
Meaning of “Wakan”
Daimonism
Animism
Principal Dakota Gods
Miss Fletcher on Indian Religion
Prayer
Sacrifice
Use of Paint in Worship
The Unkteḣi, or Subaquatic and Subterranean Powers
Power of the Unkteḣi
Subordinates of the Unkteḣi
The Mystery Dance
The Miniwatu
The Wakiᴺyaᴺ (Wakiŋyaŋ), or Thunder-beings
The Armor Gods
The War Prophet
The Spirits of the Mystery Sacks
Takuśkaŋśkaŋ, the Moving Deity
Tunkan Oe Inyan, the Stone God or Lingam
Iŋyaŋ Śa
Mato Tipi
The Sun and Moon
The Sun Dance
A Dakota’s Account of the Sun Dance
Tribes Invited to the Sun-dance
Discipline Maintained
Camping Circle Formed
Men Selected to Seek the Mystery Tree
Tent of Preparation
Expedition to the Mystery Tree
Felling the Tree
The Tree Taken to Camp
Raising the Sun Pole
Building of Dancing Lodge
The Uuȼita
Decoration of Candidates or Devotees
Offerings of Candidates
Ceremonies at the Dancing Lodge
End of the Dance
Intrusive Dances
Capt. Bourke on the Sun-dance
Berdaches
Astronomical Lore
Day and Night
The Dawn
Weather Spirit
Heyoka
Heyoka Feast
Story of a Heyoka Man
Heyoka Women
Iya, the God of Gluttony
Ikto, Iktomi, or Unktomi
Ćaŋotidaŋ and Hoḣnoġića
Anŭŋg-ite
Penates
Guardian Spirits
Beliefs about the Buffalo
Origin of the Buffalo
The Tataŋgnaśkiŋyaŋ or Mythic Buffalo
The Bear
The Wolf
Horses
Spiders
Snake Lore
The Double Woman
Deer Women
Dwarfs or Elves
Bogs
Trees
Customs Relating to Childhood
Puberty
Ghost Lore and the Future Life
Meaning of Wanaġi
Assinniboin Beliefs about the Dead
Ghosts Not Always Visible
Death and Burial Lore
Ceremonies at the Ghost Lodge197
Good and Bad Ghosts
Intercourse with Ghosts
Ghost Stories
Assinniboin Beliefs About Ghosts
Prayers to the Dead, Including Ancestors
Metamorphoses and the Transmigration of Souls
Exhortations to Absent Warriors
Mysterious Men and Women
Gopher Lore
Causes of Boils and Sores
Results of Lying, Stealing, Etc
Secret Societies
Fetichism
Public or Tribal Fetiches
Private or Personal Fetiches
Ordeals or Modes of Swearing
Sorcery and Jugglery
Omens
Bodily Omens
Animal Omens
Omens from Dreams
Chapter VI. Cults of the Mandan, Hidatsa, and Sapona
Authorities
Alleged Belief in a Great Spirit
The Great Mystery a Modern Deity
Polytheism
Worship
Fasting
Sacrifice
Cult of the Yoni
Absaroka Fear of a White Buffalo Cow
Mandan Cults
Mandan Divinities
Guardian Spirits
Mandan Belief About Serpents and Giants
Thunder Lore of the Mandan
Astronomical Lore
Mystery Objects and Places of the Mandan and Hidatsa
Dreams
Oracles
Fetiches
Folk-lore
Sorcery
Jugglery
Ghost Lore
The Future Life
Four as a Mystic Number among the Mandan
Hidatsa Cults
Hidatsa Divinities
Animism
Worship of the Elements, Etc
Serpent Worship
Fetiches
Dreams
Berdaches
Astronomical Lore
Food Lore
Four Souls in Each Human Being
Sorcery
Disposal of the Dead
Hidatsa Belief as to Future Existence
Sapona Cults
Chapter VII. Concluding Remarks
Peet on Indian Religions
The Author’s Reply
Cults of the Elements
The Four Quarters
Symbolic Colors
Colors in Personal Names
The Earth Powers
Earth Gentes
The Fire Powers
Fire Gentes
The Wind-Makers
Wind Gentes
Each Quarter Reckoned as Three
Names Referring to Other Worlds
The Water Powers
Water People
Cautions and Queries
Composite Names
Personal Names from Horned Beings
Names Derived from Several Homogeneous Objects or Beings
Return of the Spirit to the Eponym
Functions of Gentes and Subgentes
The “Messiah Craze”
Footnotes
Outlines of Zuñi Creation Myths
Introductory
The Survival of Early Zuñi Traits
Outline of Spanish-Zuñi History
Outline of Pristine Zuñi History
Outline of Zuñi Mytho-Sociologic Organization
General Explanations Relative to the Text
Myths8
The Genesis of the Worlds, or the Beginning of Newness
The Genesis of Men and the Creatures
The Gestation of Men and the Creatures
The Forthcoming from Earth of the Foremost of Men
The Birth from the Sea of the Twain Deliverers of Men
The Birth and Delivery of Men and the Creatures
The Condition of Men When First Into the World of Daylight Born
The Origin of Priests and of Knowledge
The Origin of the Raven and the Macaw, Totems of Winter and Summer
The Origin and Naming of Totem-Clans and Creature Kinds, and the Division and Naming of Spaces and Things
The Origin of the Councils of Secrecy or Sacred Brotherhoods
The Unripeness and Instability of the World When Still Young
The Hardening of the World, and the First Settlement of Men
The Beginning of the Search for the Middle of the World, and the Second Tarrying of Men
The Learning of War, and the Third Tarrying
The Meeting of the People of Dew, and the Fourth Tarrying
The Generation of the Seed of Seeds, or the Origin of Corn
The Renewal of the Search for the Middle
The Choosing of Seekers for Signs of the Middle
The Change-Making Sin of the Brother and Sister
The Birth of the Old-Ones or Ancients of the Kâ´kâ
The Renewal of the Great Journey, and the Sundering of the Tribes of Men
The Origin of Death by Dying, and the Abode of Souls and the Kâ´kâ
The Loss of the Great Southern Clans
The Saving of the Father-Clans
The Awaiting of the Lost Clans
The Straying of K‘yäk´lu, and His Plaint to the Water-Fowl
How the Duck, Hearing, was Fain to Guide K‘yäk´lu
How the Rainbow-Worm Bore K‘yäk´lu to the Plain of Kâ´‘hluëlane
The Tarrying of K‘yäk´lu in the Plain, and His Dismay
How the Duck Found the Lake of the Dead and the Gods of the Kâ´kâ
How the Gods of the Kâ´kâ Counselled the Duck
How by Behest of the Duck the Kâ´yemäshi Sought K‘yäk´lu to Convey Him to the Lake of the Dead
How the Kâ´yemäshi Bore K‘yäk´lu to the Council of the Gods
The Council of the Kâ´kâ, and the Instruction of K‘yäk´lu by the Gods
The Instruction of the Kâ´yemäshi by K‘yäk´lu
How the Kâ´yemäshi Bore K‘yäk´lu to His People
The Return of K‘yäk´lu, and His Sacred Instructions to the People
The Enjoining of the K‘yäk´lu Ámosi, and the Departure of K‘yäk´lu and the Old-Ones
The Coming of the Brothers Ánahoho and the Runners of the Kâ´kâ
The Dispatching of the Souls of Things to the Souls of the Dead
The Renewal of the Great Journeying and of the Search for the Middle
The Warning-Speech of the Gods, and the Untailing of Men
The Origin of the Twin Gods of War and of the Priesthood of the Bow
The Downfall of Hán‘hlipiŋk‘ya, and the Search Anew for the Middle
The Wars with the Black People of the High Buildings and with the Ancient Woman of the K‘yákweina and other Kâ´kâkwe
The Adoption of the Black People, and the Division of the Clans to Search for the Middle
The Northward Eastern Journey of the Winter Clans
The Southward Eastern Journey of the Summer Clans
The Eastward Middle Journey of the People of the Middle
The Settlement of Zuñi-land, and the Building of the Seven Great Towns Therein
The Reunion of the People of the Middle with the Summer and Seed Peoples
The Great Council of Men and the Beings for the Determination of the True Middle
The Establishment of the Fathers and Their Tabernacle at Hálonawan or the Erring-Place of the Middle
The Flooding of the Towns, and the Building of the City of Seed on the Mountain
The Staying of the Flood by Sacrifice of the Youth and Maiden, and the Establishment of Hálona Ítiwana on the True Middle
The Custom of Testing the Middle in the Middle Time
The Cherishing of the Corn Maidens and Their Custom as of Old
The Murmuring of the Foolish Anent the Custom of the Corn Maidens
The Council of the Fathers that the Perfection of the Custom Be Accomplished
The Observance of the ‘Hláhekwe Custom, or Dance of the Corn Maidens
The Sending of the Twain Priests of the Bow, that They Bespeak the Aid of Paíyatuma and His Flute People
The Finding of Paíyatuma, and His Custom of the Flute
The Preparations for the Coming of Paíyatuma and His People of the Flute
The Coming of Paíyatuma and His Dance of the Flute
The Sacrilege of the Youths of the Dance, and the Fleeting of the Maidens of Corn
The Mourning for Loss of the Maidens of Corn
The Seeking of the Maidens of Corn by the Eagle
The Seeking of the Maidens of Corn by the Falcon
The Seeking of the Maidens of Corn by the Raven
The Beseeching of Paíyatuma, and His Reversal of the People's Evil
The Seeking of the Maidens of Corn by Paíyatuma
The Finding of the Maidens of Corn in Summerland
The Return of the Maidens of Corn with Paíyatuma
The Presentation of the Perfected Seed to the Fathers of Men, and the Passing of the Maidens of Seed
The Instructions of Paíyatuma for the Ordinances and Customs of the corn Perfecting
The Final Instructions of Paíyatuma, and His Passing
Footnotes
The Mountain Chant - A Navajo Ceremony
Note on the Orthography of Navajo Words
Introduction
Myth of the Origin of Dsilyídje Qaçàl
The Ceremonies of Dsilyídje Qaçàl
The Great Pictures of Dsilyídje Qaçàl
Sacrifices of Dsilyídje Qacàl
Original Texts and Translations of Songs, &c
Songs of Sequence
198. First Song of the First Dancers
200. Free translation
201. First Song of the Mountain Sheep
203. Free translation
205. Sixth Song of the Mountain Sheep
207. Free translation
209. Twelfth Song of the Mountain Sheep
211. Free translation
213. First Song of the Thunder
215. Free translation
216. Twelfth Song of the Thunder
218. Free translation
219. First Song of the Holy Young Men, or Young Men Gods
221. Free translation
223. Sixth Song of the Holy Young Men
225. Free translation
227. Twelfth Song of the Holy Young Men
229. Free translation
231. Eighth Song of the Young Women Who Become Bears
233. Free translation
236. One of the Awl Songs
238. Free translation
239. First Song of the Exploding Stick
241. Free translation
243. Last Song of the Exploding Stick
245. Free translation
247. First Daylight Song
249. Free translation
250. Last Daylight Song
252. Free translation
Other Songs and Extracts
254. Song of the Prophet to the San Juan River
257. Song of the Building of the Dark Circle
259. Free translation
261. Prayer to Dsilyi‘ Neyáni
265. Song of the Rising Sun Dance
267. Free translation
269. Instructions Given to the Akáninili
272. Prayer of the Prophet to His Mask
275. Last Words of the Prophet
