46 PBEFACE 



I have met uniform courtesy, kindness, and hospitality at the 

 hiinds of Indians of tlie several tril)es in the pursuit of my in- 

 • luirifs, and my sincere thanks arc due to verj' many men and 

 women of the tribes, their great number preventing acknowledg- 

 mi-nt to them here by name. Special mention for conspicuous 

 MTvice renilercd the autlior should he made of Dr. Susan La Flesche 

 Picotte and her sister, Mrs. Walter T. Diddock, of Walthill, Xebr., 

 dnugliters of Chief Iron Eye, otherwi.se Joseph La Flesche, of the 

 Omaiia tribe. Of the same tribe should be mentioned AVajapa, 

 \\'hite Mors*'. George Miller, Daniel Webster, Amos Walker, and 

 Iticliani Robinson. 



IVni>lika. of the Ponca trilte. enrolled on the Government rolls 

 as Jack Penishka, Niobrara, Xebr., lias given much useful infor- 

 mation of his tribe. 



Of the Teton Dakota, mention should be made of Fast Horse and 

 his wife. Josepli Ilorncloud, Otto Chiefeagle, and the well-known 

 Short Hull. 



Of tlie Pawnee, special thanks are due Mr. James R. Murie, Mr. 

 .\lfred Murie and his wife, Chief White Eagle, Mr. David Gil- 

 lingham, Mrs. Rhoda Knife-Ciiief and Mr. Charles Knife-Chief. 



My tiianks are due also to Dr. Charles E. Besscy, of the University 

 of Nebraska, for suggestions and encouragement in carrying on the 

 work and to him and Mr. James Moonej' for reading the manu- 

 .script. 



I wish to acknowledge also my obligation to Mr. W. E. Safford 

 for his painstaking aid in arranging and verifying the botanical 

 nomenclature. 



