SILVER, use of 591 SIOUX BANDS, list of 435 Sioux INDIANS, dress of 587 SKIN DRESSING, described 540-541 SKINS— judging of 539 used for clothing 584 SKY, beliefs concerning 415 SMALLPOX— difficulty of curing 428 epidemics of 396, 399, 400 SMOKING, custom of 524 SNOW, hunting in 535 SOLDIERS— duties of 442, 448 organization of 436 SOLDIERS' DANCE, described 562 SONGS— accompanying ceremonies 496 list of 618-619 lullabies 620 use of 617 SON-IN-LAW, status of 511 SORCERY, fear inspired by 528 SPEAKING, in public 526 SPEARHEADS— _See also_ POINTS. SPEECHES— at scalp dance 558 made by Assiniboin chief 438-439 of Crazy Bear 597-599 of Le Chef du Tonnerre 600-602 _See also_ ORATORY; SPEAKING. STARS, knowledge concerning 417 STEALING, _See_ THEFT. STOICISM OF THE INDIAN 525 STONE INDIANS, an Assiniboin band 430 STORY-TELLING, _See_ MYTHS. STRENGTH, Indians— Assiniboin 529 SUGAR, method of obtaining 584 SUICIDE, among Indians 522 SUN— beliefs concerning 415 worship of 496 SWEAT HOUSE, use of 425 _See also_ VAPOR BATHS SYMBOLS, ANIMAL, use of 412 TABOOS, concerning women 524 TACITURNITY OF THE INDIAN 526 TATTOOING— a mark of dignity 449 custom of 522, 592 TERRITORY, rights to 476-478 THE GAUCHE, Assiniboin chief, account of 400 THEFT— among the Indians 476, 481-482 punishment for 482