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Rust, see Oxide of iron. 



Rut, Father — du, building of Houma 



church by, 43:288 

 Rutimeyer, — , cited on European cha- 



maeceplials, 33 : 42 

 Ruttenber, — . 



cited, 62 : 13, 14 

 on the Munsee, 62 : 14 

 Rydberg's cottonwood, among the Tewa, 



55:42 

 Rye, wild, among the Tewa, 55 : 64 



Sa'a 



a religious center, 78 : 10 

 mention of, 78 : 25, 70, 73 

 population of, 78 : 16, 18 

 sacred house and sweat house at, 

 78:58 

 Sa'aitl 



a Yurok town name, 78 : 11 

 location of, 78:73 

 mention of, 78 : 10, 70, 71 

 population of, 78 : 16, IS 

 Sabacola 



a Lower Creek town, 73 : 131 

 See also Sawokli. 

 Sabaibo, mention of, 44 : 19, 20 

 Sabanero, mention of, 44 : 95 

 Sabine River, location of Atakapa, 43 : 



362 

 Saboba, a source of California place 



name, 78:896 

 Sabobche, a Timucua town, 73 : 328 

 Sacaspada, a Calusa town, 73 : 332 

 Sacaton Valley, the home of the Papago, 



90 : 25, 34 

 Sacchuma, name for Chakchiuma, 43: 



293 

 Sac Indian, see Sauk Indian. 

 Sacks, buckskin, ceremonial use of, 



94:236 

 Saco River 



Indian name for, 69: 19 

 village at mouth of, 69: 19 

 Sacramento River, 78: 280, 282, 284, 



353, 354, 357, 359, 462, 476, 902 

 Sacramento-San Joaquin Valley, 78: 



170 

 Sacramento Valley, 78: 261, 270, 288, 

 310, 337, 338, 349, 351, 358, 366, 367, 

 368, 376, 381, 392, 416, 446 

 Sacred bundle 



belief concerning, 93 : 5 

 contents of, 93 : 5, 23 

 place of, 93 : 5, 18 

 woman keeper of, 93 : 21 

 See also Sacred pack. 

 Sacred dance 



for benefit of the sick, 77 : 82 

 of the Dakotas, 77 : 55 

 Sacred fire 



of the Houma, 43:288 

 of the Na tchez, 43 : 175 

 reference to, 92 : 81 

 Sacred Island in Mille Lac, description 

 of, 77 : 46 



Sacred Lake 



location of, 100:6 

 pilgrimage to, 100 : 7 

 Sacred language, 61 : 120 

 Sacred numbers 



discussion of, 99 : 52 

 in formula, 99:199 

 of the Pawnee, 93 : 69 

 reference to, 99 : 244 

 use of, in medicine, 99 : 54 

 See also Four. 

 Sacred objects, 63 : 153 f . 

 Sacred-One-standing-and-moving, Stone- 

 ribs, and Upward, Haida myth, 29: 

 190-209 

 Sacred pack 



carried by person going on warpath, 



72:21 

 ceremonies appurtenant to, 72: 27 

 contents of, 85: 63, 65, 67, 69, 81; 



95 : 121 ft. 

 contents of, smoked, 85: 87, 91 

 custodianship of, 87 : 1 

 customs connected with, 85 : 63 

 dog meat used in connection with, 



89: 8 f. 

 last use of, 85 : 71 

 mythical origin of, 85 : 125-140 

 of the Bear gens, 85 : 121-155 

 of the Sauk and Fox, 85 : 55-95 

 of the Thunder gens, 85 : 101-116 ; 



95:47-109 

 ownership of, 95 : 145 

 previous owners of, 85 : 93 

 property of medicine contained in, 



72:29 

 similarity of narratives of, 85: 56 

 similarity of myths concerning, 



85:121 

 stories connected with, 95 : 125 

 story of the maker of, 95 : 137-150 

 supernatural power of, 85: 65, 67, 



69, 71, 81, 87, 93 

 supposed power of, 95 : 123 

 tradition of origin of, 95 : 129-137 

 tying of, 95:147 

 use of, in ceremony, 87 : 5 

 use of, in warfare, 72: 19, 21, 33 

 See also Great Sacred Pack; Pack; 

 Sacred bundle. 

 Sacred songs of the Goose Women, 



80 : 44, 45 

 Sacred Springs near Faywood, N. Mex., 



35:86f. 

 Sacred stones 



demonstration of power of, in treat- 

 ment of sick, 61 : 246 f. 

 information acquired by use of, 



61 : 205 

 of the Natchez, 43:173 

 possession of, 61 : 206 f., 208, 210, 



211 

 songs, plots of, 61 : 244 

 statement by Urave Buffalo con- 

 cerning, 61: 208 

 symbolism of, 61 : 205 



