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ANTHROPOLOGY. 



Jones, William, American Museum of Natural History, New York, N. Y. 



Grant No. 316. Investigation of the religioji of the Central Algonkin 



Indiajis. (For previous report see Year Book No. 4, p. 53.) $1,000. 



The work of the past year has been among the Ojibwa, as it was during 



the 3'ear before. Most of the time has been devoted to the translation of the 



mass of native texts which had previously been obtained. The work of 



translating has been slow ; but, now that it is drawing to a close, the main 



results of the investigation should be ready for publication in a short time. 



The paper will contain mj^th, tradition, an account of the leading religious 



ceremonies, and a treatment of certain fundamental elements at the basis of 



Ojibwa religious belief. 



Dorsey, George A., Field Museum of Natural History, Chicago, Illinois. 

 Grant No. 315. Investigation among the tribes of the Caddoan stock. 

 (For previous reports see Year Book No. 2, p. xv, Year Book No. 3, 

 p. 83, and Year Book No. 4, p. 53.) $3, 000, 



Abstract of Report. — The work done during the year 1906, the fourth year 

 of the investigation, has been a continuation of that done in previous years 

 among the tribes of the Caddoan stock. The investigation of the mythology 

 of the tribes comprising this stock has been completed, and in June was 

 submitted the manuscript of the last volume bearing on this subject, the title 

 being ' ' Mythology of the Pawnee. ' ' This volume will soon be issued as one 

 of the publications of the Carnegie Institution of Washington. The volume 

 contains many tales of the Chaui, Kitkehahki, and Pitahauirat bands of the 

 Pawnee and certain tales of the Skidi which, for certain reasons, had not been 

 printed in the memoir on the " Traditions of the Skidi Pawnee." As a sup- 

 plement to the volume, forming indeed Part II, there is now being prepared the 

 texts of the songs which belong to the volume and the results of an exhaust- 

 ive account made of a comparative study of the mythology of the Caddoan 

 tribes with those of their neighbors. The preliminary work of this Part II 

 has been completed and will be ready for publication some time within the 

 coming year. The greater part of the year has been spent in preparing a 

 manuscript of an extensive account of the societ}^ and religion of the Skidi 

 Pawnee. The preparation of this manuscript is about three-fourths com- 

 pleted, the data for the remainder having been practicall}^ all secured. The 

 greater part of the volume will be devoted to as full an account as it has been 

 possible to obtain of the religious ceremonies of the Skidi, the obtaining of 

 the material for this work having been in progress for the last five 3'ears. 

 It is believed that practically all of the rituals now known among the Skidi 

 have been obtained. Many of the rituals, however, are upon phonographic 

 cylinders, upon which they were recorded, and will require translation and 

 much careful study. Some difficulty has been found in securing an investi- 



