TWENTIETH ANNUAL REPORT 



CIF THK 



BUREAU OF AMERICAN ETHNOLOCiY 



]^\- J. \V. Powell, I )irt'('t()r 



INTRODUCTION 



Etlmolog-ic vesearclies have been conducted throughout 

 the liscal year ending June 30, 1899, in accordance with the 

 act of Congress making provision "for continuing researches 

 relating to the American Indians, under the direction of tlie 

 (Smithsonian Institution," approved July 1, 189S. 



The work ^vas carried forward in accordance with a plan of 

 operations submitted on June 18, 1898, and duly approved by 

 the Secretary. 



Field operations were conducted in Arizona, California, 

 Indian Territory, Maine, Nebraska, New Brunswick, New 

 Mexico, New York, Oklahoma, and Ontario, while researches 

 were made by special agents in Alaska and Patagonia. The 

 office work included the collection and preparation of mate- 

 rial from Indian tribes in Arizona, California, Colorado, Flor- 

 ida, Idaho, Indian Territory, Iowa, Nebraska, New Bruns- 

 wick, New York, (Jklahoma, (Jntario, and in less quantity 

 from other States and Territories, as •well as from neighboring 

 American (>ountries. 



As heretofore, the work has been conducte<I in accordance 

 with a classification of ethnic science based largely on the 

 special researches of the last two decades and developed 

 largely in this Bureau. This classification has been set forth 

 at length in previous reports ;nid need not be repeated. 



