PREFACE. 



Although a great deal of time has been devoted to 

 the study of the native peoples of the Southwest and 

 the prehistoric ruins in that region by many ethnologists 

 and archaeologists our knowledge of them is still far 

 from complete. There are many ruins which have 

 never been visited by a trained observer; the Rio 

 Grande peoples persistently oppose the study of their 

 ceremonial life; and notwithstanding the great number 

 of treatises on the Hopi, there is none of them which 

 gives a satisfactory account of their every day life and 

 of their social customs and organization. 



The author has first hand know^ledge of the Athapas- 

 can speaking peoples only. The accounts given in the 

 following pages of the prehistoric and sedentary peoples 

 have been drawn from papers published by many 

 authors. The most important works on the Southwest 

 are listed at the end of this book and in them will be 

 found the sources of the information here given. 



The author wishes to make grateful recognition here 

 of the help given in the preparation and revision of the 

 text by Bella Weitzner and his colleagues in the 

 Museum. Mr. F. W. Hodge of Washington has kindly 

 read the proofs. The various illustrations have been 

 credited to the persons w^ho have permitted their use. 

 Their generosity has added materially to whatever 

 interest and value this short account of Southwestern 

 peoples may have. 



