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We all know how the native Americans found here by the whites at their first arrival, came to be called Indians. Columbus did not realize the greatness of his discovery. He was seeking a route to Asia and supposed that he had found it. Believing that he had really reached the Indies, for which he was looking, it was natural that the people here should be called Indians. The American Indians are often classed as a single type. They are described as being of a coppery or reddish-brown color. They have abundant, long, straight, black hair, and each hair is found to be almost circular when. | American Indians by Frederick Starr 1 American Indians by Frederick Starr The Project Gutenberg EBook of American Indians by Frederick Starr This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it give it away or re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included with this eBook or online at http www.gutenberg.org license Title American Indians Author Frederick Starr Release Date April 18 2011 Ebook 35915 Language English Character set encoding US-ASCII START OF THE PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK AMERICAN INDIANS American Indians By Frederick Starr D. C. Heath Co. Publishers American Indians by Frederick Starr 2 Boston New York Chicago 1898 CONTENTS Preface. I. Some General Facts About Indians. II. Houses. III. Dress. IV. The Baby And Child. V. Stories Of Indians. VI. War. VII. Hunting And Fishing. VIII. The Camp-Fire. IX. Sign Language On The Plains. X. Picture Writing. XI. Money. XII. Medicine Men And Secret Societies. XIII. Dances And Ceremonials. XIV. Burial And Graves. XV. Mounds And Their Builders. XVI. The Algonkins. XVII. The Six Nations. XVIII. Story Of Mary Jemison. XIX. The Creeks. XX. The Pani. XXI. The Cherokees. XXII. George Catlin And His Work. XXIII. The Sun Dance. XXIV. The Pueblos. XXV. The Snake Dance. XXVI. Cliff Dwellings And Ruins Of The Southwest. XXVII. Tribes Of The Northwest Coast. XXVIII. Some Raven Stories. XXIX. Totem Posts. XXX. Indians Of California. XXXI. The Aztecs. XXXII. The Mayas And The Ruined Cities Of Yucatan And Central America. XXXIII. Conclusion. Glossary Of Indian And Other Foreign Words Which May Not Readily Be Found In The English Dictionary. Index. Footnotes Illustration. Map Showing Former Location of Important Indian Groups of North America North of Mexico North. Illustration. Map Showing Former Location of Important Indian Groups of North America North of Mexico South. This Little Book About American Indians Is Dedicated To Bedros Tatarian PREFACE.
