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Contents

Introduction

xv

1: THE PUEBLO PEOPLE

3

    THE CLIFF DWELLERS

5

    THE WHITE MAN; POPÉ OF SAN JUAN

13

    THE PUEBLO INDIAN AND THE AMERICAN

22

II: DANCES OF THE RIO GRANDE PUEBLOS

29

    WINTER DANCES

35

        The Deer-dance at Taos

36

        The Buffalo- and Deer-dance at San Felipe

40

    SPRING DANCES

44

        The Parrot-dance at Santo Domingo

45

        The Turtle- or Evergreen-dance at Isleta

49

        The Eagle-dance at Tesuque

53

    SUMMER AND AUTUMN DANCES

55

        The Corn-dance at Santo Domingo

56

        The Rainbow-dance at Santa Clara

60

        The Pecos Bull at Jemez

61

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III: DANCES OF ZUÑI PUEBLO

67

    THE SWORD-SWALLOWERS

72

     THE SUMMER RAIN-DANCE

86

     THE DOLL-DANCE

89

     THE SHALAKO

91

     THE LEAVING OF THE GODS

106

IV: THE HOPIS

115

     KATCHINAS

120

V: HOPI DANCES

125

     THE BEAN-PLANTING CEREMONY

125

     NIMAN KATCHINA: THE GOING-AWAY OF THE GODS

135

     THE SNAKE LEGEND

145

     THE SNAKE-DANCE

148

          Preliminary Ceremonies

148

          The Antelope-dance

154

          The Day of the Snake-dance

159

          The Snake-dance

162

     LALAKONTI, A WOMEN'S CEREMONY

168

VI: THE NAVAJOS

179

     "DINNE," THE PEOPLE

179

     NAVAJOS AND SPAIN

183

     THE AMERICAN CONQUEST OF THE NAVAJOS

185

     THE BOSQUE REDONDO

189

     THE RESERVATION AND THE GOVERNMENT

190

     NAVAJO LIFE

194

     CEREMONIES

199

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VII: NAVAJO RELIGION

203

     MEDICINE-MEN

203

     THE SQUAW-DANCE

206

     THE MOUNTAIN CHANT

208

          The Legend of the Mountain Chant

208

          Going to the Mountain Chant

212

          Preliminary Ceremonies

215

          The Ninth Day

218

          The Last Night

221

          The Fire-dance

230

     THE NIGHT CHANT

233

          The Initiation

235

          The Last Day

237

          The Night of Dancing

239

VIII: THE APACHES

249

IX: APACHE DANCES

257

     THE MESCALERO APACHE FOURTH OF JULY

257

     THE FOURTH OF JULY

260

     THE JICARILLA APACHE FIESTA

269

     INDEX

277

 


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