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
164. _Pa-rís-ka-róo-pa_, the Two Crows; Chief of a band; his hair
sweeps the ground; his head-dress made of the eagle's
skin entire; he holds in his hand his lance and two
_medicine_-bags, the one of his own instituting, the other
taken from his enemy, whom he had killed in battle.
165. _Hó-ra-tó-a_, ----; a brave, wrapped in his robe, and his
hair reaching to the ground; his spear in his hand, and bow
and quiver slung.
166. _Oó-je-en-á-he-a_, the Woman who lives in the Bear's Den; her
hair cut off, she being in mourning.
167. _Duhk-gits-o-ó-see_, the Red Bear.
168. _Pa-ris-ka-róo-pa_, the Two Crows (the younger), called the
"Philosopher."
A young man distinguished as an orator and wise man, though the
character of his face and head would almost appear like a deformity.
169. _Bi-éets-ee-cure_, the Very Sweet Man.
170. _Ba-da-ah-chón-du_, He who jumps over Every One; on a wild
horse, with war-eagle head-dress on his horse's and his own
head; with shield, bow, quiver, and lance; his long hair
floating in the wind.
GROS-VENTRES
(MIN-A-TAR-REES), PEOPLE OF THE WILLOWS.
A small tribe, near neighbours and friends of the Mandans, speaking
the Crow language, and probably have, at a former period, strayed
away from them; numbering about 1100.
171. _Eh-toh'k-pah-she-pée-shah_, the Black Mocassin; Chief; over
a hundred years old; sits in his lodge, smoking a handsome
pipe; his arms and ornaments hanging on a post by the side of
his bed. (Since dead.)
172. _E'e-a-chín-che-a_, the Red Thunder; the son of the Black
Mocassin (No. 171), represented in the costume of a warrior.
173. _Pa-ris-ka-róo-pa_, the Two Crows; with a handsome shirt,
ornamented with ermine, and necklace of grisly bears' claws.
This man is now the head Chief of the tribe.
174. ( ), ----; woman, the wife of the Two Crows (No. 173).
175. _Seet-sé-be-a_, the Mid-day Sun; a pretty girl, in
mountain-sheep skin dress, and fan of the eagle's tail in her
hand.
CREES (KNIS-TE-NEUX).
A small tribe of 4000, in _Her Majesty's dominions_, neighbours of
the Black Feet, and always at war with them; desperate warriors;
small and light in stature. Half of them have recently died of the
smallpox since I was amongst them.
176. _Eeh-tow-wées-ka-zeet_, He who has Eyes behind him; one of
the foremost braves of the tribe, in a handsome dress.
This man visited Washington with the Indian agent, Major Sanford, a
few years since.
177. _Tsee-moúnt_, a Great Wonder; woman carrying her Infant in
her robe.
178. _Tow-ée-ka-wet_, ----; woman.
AS-SIN-NE-BOINS (STONE BOILERS).
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