SwANTONl INDIANS OP THE SOUTHEASTERN UNITED STATES 661 



Association of clans with linguistic groups 



Clans found in all sections Bear, Beaver, Deer, Wolf. 



Clans foimd mainly among Southern 

 Indians, Siouans, and Algonquians — Eagle, Fish, Snake. 



Clans found mainly among Iroquoians, 

 Algonquians, and Siouans Hawk. 



Clans found mainly among Algonquians 



and Siouans Big Fire, Bison, Crane, Elk, Grouse, 



Moon, Stone, Sun, Swan, Thunder, 

 Tree. 



Clans found mainly among Southern 



Indians and Algonquians Blackbird, Corn, Fox, Potato, Rabbit, 



Raven, Squirrel, Turkey. 



Clans found mainly among Southern 

 Indians and Siouans Bird, Wind. 



Clans found mainly among Iroquoians 

 and Algonquians Porcupine, Turtle. 



Clans found mainly among Southern 



Indians Alligator, Arrow, Buzzard, Cane, 



Chief, Daddy-long-legs, Hair, 

 Hickory Nut, Long Dew, Lye Drip, 

 Medicine, Mole, Opossum, Otter, 

 Panther, Raccoon, Salt, Skunk, 

 Partridge, Spanish, Spanish Moss, 

 Toad, Water Moccasin, Weevil, 

 Wildcat 



Clans found mainly among Iroquoians. Eel, Snipe. 



Clans found mainly among Algonquians. Bass, Berry, Bullhead, Carp, Catfish, 



Cloud, Coot, Cormorant, Dog, Duck, 

 Fisher, Forked Tree, Goose, Great 

 Sea, Grizzly Bear, Horse, House, 

 Loon, Lynx, Man, Marten, Merman, 

 Moose, Muskrat, Pheasant, Rein* 

 deer. Sea Gull, Shagpoke, Snow, 

 Sturgeon, Sucker, Trout, Warrior, 

 Water, Water Snake, Whitefish. 



Clans found mainly among Siouans — Crawfish, Earth, Night, Owl, Pigeon, 



Star, Water-monster. 



Castes 



A true caste system is reported only from the Chitimacha of south- 

 ern Louisiana, where the nobility is said to have been endogamous 

 (Swanton, 1911, pp. 348-349). We seem to infer from Pareja that 

 some sort of pyramiding of privileged groups existed in northern 

 Florida (Pareja, 1612, pp. 130-133; Swanton, 1922, p. 370), and the 

 general machinery of the Natchez caste system is fairly well under- 

 stood. The last was not, indeed, a true cast system at all since, in- 

 stead of being forbidden, alliances were imperative between members 

 of the highest or governing caste and the common people. The reason 

 for this is said to have been that on the death of anyone of the Sun 

 family or caste it was necessary that the wife or husband be killed in 



