388 CONTENTS 



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Government 430 



Tribal organization and government 430 



Chiefs 431 



The Sndoo-kah, "Circumcised" 434 



Soldiers 436 



Councils 446 



Scope of civil jurisdiction 448 



Chiefship 448 



Power of the war chief 449 



Power of the priests in councils 450 



Matrons in councils 451 



General councils 451 



Private right to take life 452 



Game laws, or rights of the chase 455 



Indian trade 457 



Education 466 



Warfare 470 



Property 474 



Territorial rights 476 



Primogeniture 478 



Crime 479 



Prayers 483 



Prayer of warrior 483 



Prayer to ghosts 484 



The moon 484 



Parental affection 485 



Religion 486 



Immortality 498 



Mythology: Legends, tales 500 



Manners and customs 503 



Constitution of the Assiniboin family; kinship 503 



Camp life 505 



Courtship and marriage 510 



Music 512 



Longevity 513 



Hospitality 513 



Midwifery, childbirth, naming 516 



Assiniboin personal names 518 



Children 519 



Suicide 522 



Personal behavior 523 



Scalping 524 



Oaths 524 



Smoking 524 



Fame 525 



Stoicism 525 



Taciturnity 526 



Public speaking 526 



Travel 526 



Senses 527 



Juggling and sorcery 528 



Strength and endurance 529 



Spirituous liquors 529 



