CONTENTS 



REPORT OF THE DIRECTOR 



Page 



Introduction xxvn 



Operations iu field and office \\\i 



Work in pictography and sign language xxxi 



Work in archeology xxxiv 



Work iu sociology xxxvn 



Work in linguistics xxxix 



Work in bibliography xlii 



Work iu mythology xnv 



Work on the synonymy of Indian tribes xlv 



Work in psychology xlv 



Exploration xlvi 



Miscellaneous work xlvi 



Illustrations : xlvii 



Publications xlviii 



Financial statement xlix 



Characterization of accompanying papers L 



Subjects treated L 



The Menomini Indians L 



The Coronado expedition, 1540-1542 LIV 



The Ghost-dance religion lviii 



ACCOMPANYING PAPERS 



THE MENOMINI INDIANS, BY WALTER JAMES HOFFMAN 



Introduction 11 



History of the investigation 11 



Habitat of the tribe 12 



The tribal name 12 



Discovery and early history 14 



Treaties with the Federal Government 20 



Present location 31 



Population and characteristics 32 



Antiquities 36 



Tribal government, totems and chief 39 



The lines of chieftaincy 39 



Origin of totems 39 



The totems of the present 41 



Totemic organization 42 



Genealogy of chiefs 44 



Language employed iu cult rituals 60 



Cult societies 66 



Mita'wit, or Grand Medicine society 66 



Organization of the society 66 



Ceremonies of 1890 - 69 



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