INDEX 



179 



Ornaments, 116, 126 

 silver, 20 



Oscotarach (head-opener), 141 



Ossosane, Huron village, 44, 137, 138, 149 



Otakrcudoiae (curing dance), 99 



Otinontsiskiaj ondaon (house of cut- 

 off heads), 43 



Otkon (bad power), 78 



Ottawa Indians, 8 



Otters, 103 



Otter Society, 103 



Ottet (pounded corn), 68 



Ouachaskesonek, allies of Huron, 19 



Oucliaouanag, part of Nation of Fire, 

 19 



Oidnlpegong, part of Nation of Puants, 

 19 



Oiiioenrhonons, see Oneida Indians. 



Otilonenronnnns, see Cayuga Indians. 



Outaouakamigouck (Algonquin tribe), 

 19 



Outaouasinagovek, Algonquin tribe, 19 



Outay robes, 111 



Oven, for making pottery, 59 



Overblouse, added to women's dress, 20 



Owl, 102, 147 

 claw of, 120 



Oyaron (spirit), 78 



Paddle, wooden, 59, 68 

 Paint, red or brown, 20, 21 

 Palisades, wooden, 39, 40, 41 

 Paouitagoung, Algonquin tribe, 19 

 Parker, Arthur C, 43, 46, 58, 60, 61, 62, 

 67, 68, 69, 70, 71, 75, 79, 80, 84, 85, 

 86, 91, 97, 99, 102, 103, 108, 117, 

 124, 126, 133, 138, 140, 141, 151, 

 154 

 Partridge, supernatural, 155 

 Peace treaty, 28 



between Huron and Seneca, 17 

 Peaches, 115 

 Peas, 59, 69 



wild, 62 

 Pensioners, functions of, 28 

 Periwinkles, wampum made from, 21 

 Peron, Francois du, 160 

 Petun, see Tobacco League. 

 Phratries, 52 

 Pigments, trade in, 25 

 Pigs head, ceremonial food, 73 

 Pike, 66 

 Pine trees, 39 

 Pipes, 21, 50, 110, 118, 142 



lighted, symbol of invitation, 57 

 Pit, see Cache pits ; Graves. 

 Plants, medicinal, 84 

 Plates, wampum, worn on braids, 21 



wampum, worn over stomachs, 21 



wooden, 26 

 Plumes, moose hair, 30 



red. 111 



worn by Indians, 30 

 Plums {tonestes) , 62 

 Plum stones, used for bowl game, 115, 

 116 



Poison, administered by society mem- 

 bers, 99 



See also Death. 

 Poisoner, 119 

 Poles (oiiaronta), 41, 53, 61, 63, 64, 138 



with scalps attached, exposed in 

 war, 29 

 Police chief, 44 

 Polygyny, 125 

 Porches, 41 



Porcupine quill trimming, 20, 21, 59, 111 

 Portages, 26 

 Potawatomi Indians, 8 

 Pots, 113 



earthenware, 112 



firing of, 59 



making of, 59 

 Pouches, 115, 118, 121 

 Poultices, 83 



Powell, J. W., 21, 28, 43, 45, 46, 52, 55, 

 56, 60, 89, 109, 118, 125, 126, 127, 

 128 

 Presents, 63, 107, 111, 112, 113 



exchange of, 49, 50, 57 



meaning of, 53-55 



presented at death, 132, 137, 138 



presented at marriages, 127 



presented for favors, 25, 26, 27, 28, 

 29, 47, 51, 52, 53, 74, 84, 94, 95, 96, 

 101, 106 



reparation for murders, 53, 54, 88 

 Preserves, fruit, 62 

 Prisoners, burning of, 33, 37, 88 



dress of, 34-35 



eating of, 29, 31, 38, 39 



escape of, 32, 34 



fattening of, 32 



female, 52 



mutilation of, 33-39 



platform used in torturing of, 34 



songs sung by, 32, 35, 37 



taunting of, 37-38 



torture of, 32-39 



treatment of, 15, 28, 29, 31 

 Proclamations, delivered by chiefs, 44 

 Procurers, 125 

 Protohistoric sites, 18 

 Puberty, fasting at, 100 



seclusion during, 85, 100 

 Pumpkins, 60, 61, 62, 68, 69, 71, 144 



wild, 62 

 Purgatives, 84 

 Purges, 86 



Pygmies (Little People), 121 

 Pyrlaeus, — , 4 



Quain, Buell H., 60, 65, 100 

 Quarrels, private, revenge for. 28 

 Quebec, 5, 6, 19, 25, 26, 27, 29, 81 



surrender of, 6 

 Quieunonascaran, Indian town, 24, 26, 



44 

 Quivers, 23 



dog skin, 30 



Rabbits, 66 

 Ragueneau, Paul, 160 

 Rain, 82, 94, 95, 115 



