﻿CONTENTS 
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  Page 
  

  

  Religion 
  and 
  ethics 
  595 
  

  

  The 
  keeper 
  595 
  

  

  \\Vw;ir] 
  ,e 
  - 
  596 
  

  

  Wako^'da 
  597 
  

  

  [nterrelation 
  of 
  men 
  and 
  animals 
  599 
  

  

  Veneration 
  for 
  the 
  Ancients 
  - 
  601 
  

  

  Position 
  of 
  chiefs 
  601 
  

  

  Totems 
  602 
  

  

  Magic 
  <502 
  

  

  Warfare 
  ami 
  ethics 
  - 
  602 
  

  

  Terms 
  for 
  good 
  traits 
  ami 
  conduct 
  ''03 
  

  

  Terms 
  for 
  bad 
  traits 
  anil 
  conduct 
  604 
  

  

  Proverbs 
  Ii(| 
  -I 
  

  

  XV 
  

  

  Language 
  605 
  

  

  XVI 
  

  

  Conclusions 
  608 
  

  

  Appendix: 
  Recent 
  history 
  of 
  the 
  Omaha 
  tribe 
  611 
  

  

  Contact 
  with 
  the 
  white 
  race 
  611 
  

  

  Early 
  traders 
  612 
  

  

  Introduction 
  of 
  metal 
  implements 
  613 
  

  

  Decline 
  of 
  old 
  avocations 
  and 
  the 
  effect 
  on 
  the 
  people 
  614 
  

  

  Changes 
  in 
  ornaments 
  and 
  decoration 
  615 
  

  

  Introduction 
  of 
  cloth. 
  616 
  

  

  Introduction 
  of 
  guns 
  617 
  

  

  Introduction 
  of 
  money; 
  pelt 
  values 
  617 
  

  

  Introduction 
  of 
  intoxicants 
  618 
  

  

  Drunkenness 
  and 
  its 
  punishment 
  618 
  

  

  Government 
  control 
  of 
  traders 
  619 
  

  

  Introduction 
  of 
  new 
  foods, 
  games, 
  and 
  diseases 
  620 
  

  

  Introduction 
  of 
  new 
  words 
  620 
  

  

  Treaties 
  with 
  the 
  United 
  States 
  622 
  

  

  Work 
  of 
  missionaries 
  625 
  

  

  The 
  Mission 
  627 
  

  

  New 
  reservatii 
  >n 
  and 
  agency 
  629 
  

  

  Agency 
  buildings 
  630 
  

  

  Pressure 
  of 
  traders 
  on 
  tribal 
  affairs 
  630 
  

  

  Joseph 
  La 
  Flesche 
  631 
  

  

  "The 
  village 
  of 
  the 
  'make-believe' 
  white 
  men 
  " 
  633 
  

  

  Survey 
  of 
  the 
  reservation 
  634 
  

  

  Extermination 
  of 
  the 
  buffalo 
  634 
  

  

  Establishment 
  of 
  " 
  the 
  Council 
  " 
  635 
  

  

  The 
  Ponca 
  tragedy 
  635 
  

  

  Appeal 
  for 
  land 
  patents 
  636 
  

  

  Present 
  condition 
  641 
  

  

  Original 
  owners 
  of 
  allotments 
  on 
  ' 
  liuaha 
  reservation 
  643 
  

  

  