76 THE GEORGE CATLIN INDIAN GALLERY. 



Mr. Catli-u made no outline drawing pf this picture. It is not in the 

 " Cartoon collection.' 7 



119. No-w£y-he-stig-gali, Ho wlio Strikes Two at Once. Sketch finite unfinished; 



beautiful dress, trimmed with a profusion of scalp-locks and eagles' quills; 

 pipe in his hand, and necklace of grizzly bears' claws. 



(Painted in 1833. Plate No. 143, page 27, vol. 2, Catlin's Eight Years.) 



120. Raw-no- way- woh-krah, the Loose Pipe-stem; a brave (full length); eagle 



head-dress ; shirt of grizzly bear's skin. 



(Painted in 1833. Plate No. 144, page 27, vol. 2, Catlin's Eight Years.) 



121. Wee-ke-rti-law, He who Exchanges; beautiful pipe in his hand. (No plate.) 



DAKOTA-OTOES. 



The Otoes, calling themselves Watoohtatah, were known to the French as early as 

 1673 under the name of Otontanta; w r ere originally part of the Missourias, and, with 

 the Iowas, claim to have migrated to the Missouri with the Winnebagoes. They have 

 long resided on on the south side of the Platte River, in mud lodges, confederated 

 with the Missourias, who formed one village with them. The two tribes now num- 

 ber 457 souls. Removed from Nebraska in 1882 to Indian Territory. Under the care 

 of the Friends, many are laying aside their Indian dress and habits and learning to 

 labor. In common with many other tribes, their annuities are payable only in return 

 for labor performed, which exercises a most beneficial effect. — W. H. Jackson, 1877. 



The joint band of Otoes and Missourias was removed from Otoe 

 Agency, Nebraska, and are now on Otoe Reservation in Indian Terri- 

 tory. 



PRESENT LOCATION AND CONDITION. 



On June 30, 1885, there were 274 Otoes at the Ponca, Pawnee, 

 and Otoe Agency, Indian Territory (Otoes and Missourias from Otoe 

 Agency, Nebraska, in 1882). Farmers and herders. There were 240 

 Otoes at Sac and Pox Agency, Indian Territory. Total, 514. 



This portion of the Otoes left the Otoe Eeservation in Nebraska in 

 April, 1880, and, under Chiefs Medicine Horse and Heth-ca-inone, moved 

 to lands in the Sac and Pox Eeservation in Indian Territory, where 

 they now are. 



(See also title Missourias — following.) 



MIS-SOU-EIES. 



[Missourias: Laws of the United States and Indian Bureau, 1885.] 



Confederated with the Otoes (see Otoes, page — ), once a very numerous and powerful 

 nation, occupying the States of Illinois and Indiana. Reduced in wars with Sacs and 

 Foxes, and lastly by the small-pox in 1823 ; now merged into the Pawnee tribe. Num- 

 bers at present, 400 ; twenty years ago, 18,000. 



Mr. Catlin visited them in 1833, whilst with the Pawnees. 



122. Haw-che-ke-sug-ga, He who Kills the Osages; chief of the tribe; an old man; 



necklace of grizzly bears' claws, and a handsome carved pipe in his hand. 

 (Painted in 1833, plate No. 139, page 27, vol. 2, Catlin's Eight Years.) 



This tribe is merged with the Otoes. They resided with them on the 

 Otoe Eeservation in Nebraska until 1882, when they removed to Indian 

 Territory, where they now are. 



