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
MO-HEE-CON-NEU, or "MO-HE-GAN," THE GOOD
CANOEMEN.
Now living near Green Bay; numbers, 400 or 500; formerly of
Massachusetts; a band of the famous tribe of Pequots; now
semi-civilized.
272. _Ee-tów-o-kaum_, Both Sides of the River; Chief of the tribe,
with a psalm-book in one hand, and a cane in the other.
_Christianized._
273. _Waun-naw-con_, the Dish (John W. Quinney); missionary
preacher. _Civilized._
DEL-A-WARES.
Remains of a bold, daring, and numerous tribe, formerly of the
States of Pennsylvania and Delaware, and the terror of all the
eastern tribes. Gradually wasted away by wars, removals, small-pox,
and whisky; now living on the western borders of Missouri, and
number only 824; lost by small-pox, at different times, 10,000.
274. _Bód-a-sin_, ----; the Chief; a distinguished man.
275. _Ni-có-man_, the Answer; the second Chief, with bow and
arrows in his hand.
276. _Non-on-dá-gon_, ----; a Chief, with a ring in his nose. #/
SHA-WÁ-NO (SHAW-NEE).
Remains of a numerous tribe, formerly inhabiting part of
Pennsylvania, afterwards Ohio, and recently removed west of the
Mississippi River. Number at present about 1200; lost one-half by
small-pox at different times. Semi-civilized; intemperate.
277. _Lay-láw-she-kaw_, He who goes up the River; a very aged man,
Chief of the tribe; his ears slit and elongated by wearing
weights in them, according to the custom of the tribe, and
his hair whitened with age.
278. _Ká-te-quaw_, the Female Eagle; a fine-looking girl, daughter
of the above Chief.
279. _Tea-sqúat-a-way_, the Open Door; called the "Shawnee
Prophet," brother of Tecumsch; blind in one eye, holding his
_medicine_ or mystery fire in one hand, and his "_sacred
string of beans_" in the other; a great _mystery-man_.
280. _Pah-te-cóo-saw_, the Straight Man. Semi-civilized.
281. _Lay-lóo-ah-pee-ái-shee-kaw_, Grass, Bush, and Blossom. Half
civil, and _more than half_ drunk.
282. _Cóo-ps-saw-qúay-te_, ----; woman (the Indescribable).
CHER-O-KEES.
Formerly of the State of Georgia, recently removed west of the
Mississippi to the head-waters of the Arkansas. This tribe are
mostly civilized and agriculturists; number, 22,000.
283. _John Ross_, a civilized and well-educated man, head Chief of
the nation.
284. _Túch-ee_, called "Dutch;" first War-chief of the Cherokees;
a fine-looking fellow, with a turbaned head.
I travelled and hunted with this man some months, when he guided
the regiment of dragoons to the Camanchee and Pawnee villages: he
is a great warrior and a remarkable hunter.
285. _Cól-lee_, ----; Chief of a band of the Cherokees. (Since
dead.)
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