ANNUAL REPORT 
OF THE 
BUREAU OF AMERICAN ETHNOLOGY 
FOR THE FISCAL YEAR ENDED JUNE 30, 1924 
J. Watter Frewkes, Chief 
Sir: I have the honor to submit the following report on 
the researches, office work, and other operations of the 
Bureau of American Ethnology during the fiscal year ending 
June 30, 1924. These were conducted in accordance with 
the act of Congress approved June 12, 1923, which contains 
the following item: 
American ethnology: For continuing ethnological researches 
among the American Indians and the natives of Hawaii, including 
the excavation and preservation of archeologic remains, under the 
direction of the Smithsonian Institution, including the necessary 
employees and the purchase of necessary books and periodicals, 
$44,000. 
The Bureau of American Ethnology was founded by Maj. 
J. W. Powell and placed under the direction of the Secretary 
of the Smithsonian Institution by act of Congress. This 
bureau is devoted to the increase of knowledge of the Ameri- 
can Indian, as well as of the natives of Hawaii and the 
aborigines of Porto Rico. It follows the ideal of the Smith- 
sonian Institution as applied to researches on the American 
Indians, including all branches of their archeology and eth- 
nology. The bureau publishes annual reports and bulletins, 
the whole number of these thus far published being 40 
reports and 81 bulletins. The former assume the form of 
memoirs, often large and highly technical; the latter are 
generally smaller in size, often preliminary in character. 
The fundamental idea which led to this appropriation was 
the recognized necessity for reliable information for a proper 
appreciation of the Indian, as an aid to legislation. Very 
99 
