Adventures of the Ojibbeway and Ioway Indians in England, France, and Belgium; Vol. 1 (of 2): being Notes of Eight Years' Travels and Residence in Europe with his North American Indian CollectionCatlin, George
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Adventures of the Ojibbeway and Ioway Indians in England, France, and Belgium; Vol. 1 (of 2): being Notes of Eight Years' Travels and Residence in Europe with his North American Indian Collection
Catlin, George
England -- Description and travel; France -- Description and travel; Indians of North America
This chief, and a number of his braves, visited Washington in 1837.
100. _La-dóo-ke-a_, the Buffalo Bull; his _medicine_ or _totem_
(the head of a buffalo bull) painted on his face and breast,
his bow and arrow in his hands.
101. _Ah-sháw-wah-róoks-te_, the Medicine Horse; a brave, or
soldier.
SECOND BAND.--TAP-PA´HGE PA´WNEES.
102. _La-kée-too-wi-rá-sha_, the Little Chief; a great warrior.
103. _Loo-rá-wée-re-coo_, the Bird that goes to War.
THIRD BAND.--REPUBLICAN PA´WNEES.
104. _A´h-sha-la-cóots-ah_, the Mole in the Forehead; Chief of his
band; a very distinguished warrior.
105. _Lá-shah-le-stáw-hix_, the Man Chief.
106. _La-wée-re-coo-re-shaw-wee_, the War Chief.
107. _Te-ah´-ke-ra-lée-re-coo_, the Chayenne; a fine-looking
fellow, with a pipe in one hand and his whip in the other.
FOURTH BAND.--WOLF PA´WNEES.
108. _Le-sháw-loo-láh-le-hoo_, the Big Elk; Chief of the band.
109. _Lo-lóch-to-hóo-lah_, the Big Chief; a very celebrated man.
110. _La-wáh-he-coots-la-sháw-no_, the Brave Chief; impressions of
hands painted on his breast.
111. _L'har-e-tar-rúshe_, the Ill-natured Man; a great warrior.
O-MÁ-HAS.
The remains of a numerous tribe, nearly destroyed by the small-pox
in 1823, now living under the protection of the Pawnees: their
numbers, about 1500.
112. _Man-sha-qúi-ta_, the Little Soldier; a brave.
113. _Ki-hó-ga-waw-shú-shee_, the Brave Chief; Chief of the tribe.
114. _Om-pah-tón-ga_, the Big Elk; a famous warrior, his tomahawk
in his hand, and face painted black, for war.
115. _Sháw-da-mon-nee_, There he goes; a brave.
116. _Nóm-ba-mon-nee_, the Double Walker; a brave.
OTE-TOES.
These are also the remains of a large tribe, two-thirds of which
were destroyed by small-pox in 1823: they are neighbours and
friends of the Pawnees, numbering about 600.
117. _Wah-ro-née-sah_, the Surrounder; Chief of the tribe, quite
an old man; his shirt made of the skin of a grisly bear, with
the claws on.
118. _Nón-je-ning-a_, No Heart; a distinguished brave.
119. _No-wáy-ke-súg-gah_, He who Strikes Two at Once. Sketch quite
unfinished; beautiful dress, trimmed with a profusion of
scalp-locks and eagles' quills; pipe in his hand, and
necklace of grisly bears' claws.
120. _Ráw-no-way-wóh-krah_, the Loose Pipe-stem; a brave (full
length); eagle head-dress, shirt of grisly bear's skin.
121. _Wée-ke-rú-law_, He who Exchanges; beautiful pipe in his hand.
MIS-SÓU-RIES.
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.
Numbers at present, 400; twenty years ago, 18,000.
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