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The Brothers, the Sister, and the Red bird..-....-..-...--.--------2+ - +++ +2 2222-22-25 eee eee 219 
The adventures of Haxige. First version........------------------------------+-+-2 2222 reer ee 226 
Secondiversion-eee- ose eae See eee eee ree eee ne eer == 244 
How the Big Turtle went on the war-path--..-..----.-.---------------------------------------- 254 
USEreaWcamy eur cl ley son eh cen ea ese caret ee eee a ee a a 277 
Meu eare cinllose tee seae eee ee ee aerate = =e eee ae eee er eee eee ean 287 
The adventures of the Badger’s son..--...----------.------------ -----+ ------ 22-222 ----=22----° 294 
Adventures of the Puma, the adopted son of a man ..---.-.------------------------------------ 303 
The Raccoons and the Crabs. First version .-----..-.-------------~ ------ -<2-------~--=-------- 310 
Second iversioneer seen eee eee Be eee eine | one = 313 
The Warriors who were changed to snakes .-..-..-.....----------------------- -----+---=----=- 317 
The Warriors and the Three Snakes.-.--. BS eS ao ane ene beans Oe Soca on cea eee ee 324 
The Sum andwbhemloon se cee ssnce soles seme soe asae ele ele = nie ee eee ele tere eta oe 328 
Phe Suitor and. His Priendsees sso a= se esate ne see secs esos elas ee eee ee eae eh eee ta iar 329 
RheOrphantseaek aw Neeley Ori ese sara me ele eat ahem ae ele eae i 334 
The Youth and the Underground People...--..---.-.------------------------------------+-+----- 345 
PAWN curalbcrticoyn ohne ON Cpt tee el a la 355 
he wiamnent of the Hawn veradtsMOuNeL ss eee eee ce ema ast eae ae ee eel 358 
APonka ethos Stolyeeeess ess 2 ees oss se ees aaa eae ee ee ee eee eae 359 
(AUD aloe HOBbIS LOW, tere oa .s Se arate seat ate ae aha ra ea 360 
Theadventure ofan! Omahae..- sos-s-s5- eee eee eee Pee peor aee eee coma nosenso- 361 
The Dakota who was scared to death by a ghost............-.-------------------------------=-- 362 
Mhevhandsioliwerde ad we swarce a cys ste tetera eet eae alleen acee al etlot tel = 363 
Howsthe Chiefs son) was) taker) be especie yee eet ae a ate late apatite al atte e eater 367 
PONKA HISTORICAL TEXTS. 
LAG) Wi oa Ay ONG EVERY SMEAN EG)? (oeeee cn eansancEsd cosacoscosco so Sene BooonooqnasaSasSe0 c8c5 368 
Nuda?-axa’s account of his first war-party --....--.-....---..----- --0--- s<-0000--------==-- oan 372 
Mheidetest ot the Pawneesiby thevPonkas ain 1855 esa. eee ae ea a eet ostaisieietee eee oleae 377 
OMAHA HISTORICAL TEXTS. 
StoryOf VeMbayl sack yes ceme aaec cere ae aac erste rece Salsas a ee eee ee lomiansientahe mrolmieede re ee aeatata tae ate 384 
TRAGER ATE WWE Ee eA eee bean coctee seer nab apo aacia= abo scSa Ie caetos coor op ocude sosSan asec 393 
The first battle between the Omahas and the Ponkas (two versions) ..--..-------.--------------- 399 
Battle between the Omahas and the Pawnee Loups-. ..-..-..----------------.--------------s==-- 402 
Mhesecond steht with) the iPonkass..-eee=ae= ose ses eee nee = eo eee ee eee eerie 405 
Battle between the Omahas and the Dakotas.........-...----------------------2---eee eee eee 406 
How, the Dakotasifoupht the Pawneesso. 2 c2- see Sasa Seat eee eee eae eee eee 409 
How. Josephi la Mléchedost his\foods.32 cs. -= aes see sae me ae meee ee ee ee 415 
Battle between the Dakotas and the Omahas in 1847 .........--. ..----------s------2-----+--=-- 418 
Fight between the Omahas and Dakotas (two versions).----..----..----.---------------------- 425 - 
How Mawada¢i= went alone on the war-path.........--..----..----- Bee hacesse cases oocccC0 432 
aatie=na pays War-parly in 1853 o.com ects oe wecoe = (ee aloan tcc aa eee et eres eer tee 434 
‘wo Crows’ War-party in 18542 2.22.) otjsewctsen cas omcle sere nies a= ete ieele eee eee eee A452 
Battle between the Omahas and Dakotas in 1855 .... -. ......--26 «20-22 --o- ne nenene ene -ee=---- 462 
My first buffaloshunt., By Prank Wa Pléchez.---se.- os ene naee e ae eee eee eee ee ee aseee 466 
Sacred Traditions and Customs) -: ~~ 2-2-2 --tscs os eloen snes eseeee= acl ean ee asia ealemae anna erates 468 
LETTERS DICTATED BY OMAHAS AND PONKEKAS. 
ahe-jap‘é to Cude-gaxe and Ma™tcu-wa¢ihi ..--.. ---. 022-2. occ oon one ween ee wenn ew none wan aee 475 
yaxe-¢a"ba to Ma"tcu-wag¢ihi- ............---..--.-. 0 ie ee AT5 
ARPES EAN EN EEN 55 SEQ copmnsocaco aaacseinn oF sand ee SSOnccOROoSoLcr ostSsacesecoodocceas | eb 
TU DO=BIALO, WAG BaD YL wo aes Santana icici meen eect esate eae eine eatee ae eee aieae aleecnas 477 
Namamanato Ma*tcn-watibi 3.2 <.2cscsc0ses cacces ccccscesee cowslcemce Sedvebeniceedsewceelecan! Boe eee 
