ANTHROPOLOGICAL SOCIETY. G5 



Rev. J. Owen Dorsey read a paper entitled, " Migrations of 

 THE SiouAN Tribes."* 



ABSTRACT. 



Mr. Dorsey gave a classification of the Siouan tribes, including 

 he Sioux proper, Assiniboin, Ponka, Omaha, Osages, Kansas, 

 lowas, Otos, Missouris, Winnebagoes, Mandans, Minntarees, Crows, 

 and Tutelos. The general impression seems to have been that this 

 stock moved from the northwest. Mr. Dorsey took an opposing 

 view and traced the tribes from the southeast, up the streams, and 

 from the region of the lakes westward. 



DISCUSSION. 



Major Powell said that investigations like that of Mr. Dorsey 

 were very valuable — serving to dispel popular myths as to the great 

 number of tribes, and locating ancient villages so that the archaeo- 

 logical material could be saved. 



Prof. Mason said that he had commenced to work out a synonymy 

 of all the tribes of North America, four years ago, under the patron- 

 age of Major Powell. Since then many others had participated in 

 the work, and the whole body of American literature had been ran- 

 sacked. It was quite possible that many tribal names and references 

 have been overlooked. The members of the society, therefore, 

 would confer a great favor by calling attention to such things 

 occurring in out of the way places. 



Dr. E. M. Gallaudet read a paper on " International Ethics." 



There were in existence in Europe several societies whose object 

 is to discuss the subject of international relations. The speaker 

 took the ground that the proper basis of these relations should be 

 ethical rather than legal. The law term for jus gentium was ob- 

 jected to and the phrase international rights or international ethics 

 suggested. While nations would not listen to absolute commands 

 of law, they have ever shown some willingness to listen to ethical 

 arguments on the justification of their foulest acts by appealing to 

 the verdict of humanity as to the justice of their cause. If publicists 

 should insist that no act of nations should be justified that are not 

 right between individuals, the subject of international law would be 



* Printed in American Naturalist. V'ol. xix. 



