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The American Indian as Participant in the Civil WarAnnie Heloise AbelIndian Games and Dances with Native SongsAlice C. FletcherThe Lake of the Sky Lake Tahoe in the High Sierras of California and Nevada, its History, Indians, Discovery by Frémont, Legendary Lore, Various Namings, Physical Characteristics, Glacial Phenomena, Geology, Single Outlet, Automobile Routes, Historic Towns, Early Mining Excitements, Steamer Ride, Mineral Springs, Mountain and Lake Resorts, Trail and Camping Out Trips, Summer Residences, Fishing, Hunting, Flowers, Birds, Animals, Trees, and Chaparral, with a Full Account of the Tahoe NaGeorge Wharton JamesReport of Mr. W. E. Cormack's journey in search of the Red Indians in NewfoundlandW. E. CormackBlackfeet Indian StoriesGeorge Bird GrinnellLecture on the Aborigines of Newfoundland Delivered Before the Mechanics' Institute, at St. John's, Newfoundland, on Monday, 17th January, 1859Joseph NoadLife of Tecumseh, and of His Brother the Prophet With a Historical Sketch of the Shawanoe IndiansBenjamin DrakeDictionary of the Chinook Jargon, or, Trade Language of OregonGeorge GibbsThe Unwritten Literature of the HopiHattie Greene LockettIn Indian Mexico (1908)Frederick StarrIndians of the Yosemite valley and vicinity Their history, customs and traditionsGalen ClarkThe Religious Life of the Zuñi ChildMatilda Coxe StevensonIllustration of the Method of Recording Indian Languages From the First Annual Report of the Bureau of Ethnology, Smithsonian InstitutionJames Owen DorseyCessions of Land by Indian Tribes to the United States: Illustrated by Those in the State of Indiana First Annual Report of the Bureau of Ethnology to the Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution, 1879-80, Government Printing Office, Washington, 1881, pages 247-262Charles C. RoyceA Study of Pueblo Pottery as Illustrative of Zuñi Culture Growth. Fourth Annual Report of the Bureau of Ethnology to the Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution, 1882-83, Government Printing Office, Washington, 1886, pages 467-522Frank Hamilton CushingNavajo Silversmiths Second Annual Report of the Bureau of Ethnology to the Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution, 1880-1881, Government Printing Office, Washington, 1883, pages 167-178Washington MatthewsIndian Linguistic Families of America, North of Mexico Seventh Annual Report of the Bureau of Ethnology to the Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution, 1885-1886, Government Printing Office, Washington, 1891, pages 1-142John Wesley PowellSign Language Among North American Indians Compared With That Among Other Peoples And Deaf-Mutes First Annual Report of the Bureau of Ethnology to the Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution, 1879-1880, Government Printing Office, Washington, 1881, pages 263-552Garrick MalleryCasa Grande Ruin Thirteenth Annual Report of the Bureau of Ethnology to the Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution, 1891-92, Government Printing Office, Washington, 1896, pages 289-318Cosmos MindeleffThe Repair of Casa Grande Ruin, Arizona, in 1891 Fifteenth Annual Report of the Bureau of Ethnology to the Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution, 1893-94, Government Printing Office, Washington, 1897, pages 315-348Cosmos MindeleffThrowing-sticks in the National Museum Third Annual Report of the Bureau of Ethnology to the Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution, 1883-'84, Government Printing Office, Washington, 1890, pages 279-289Otis Tufton MasonNavajo weavers Third Annual Report of the Bureau of Ethnology to the Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution, 1881-'82, Government Printing Office, Washington, 1884, pages 371-392.Washington MatthewsThe Mound BuildersGeorge BryceContribution to Passamaquoddy Folk-LoreJesse Walter FewkesAnimal Carvings from Mounds of the Mississippi Valley Second Annual Report of the Bureau of Ethnology to the Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution, 1880-81, Government Printing Office, Washington, 1883, pages 117-166Henry W. HenshawNavaho Houses Seventeenth Annual Report of the Bureau of Ethnology to the Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution, 1895-1896, Government Printing Office, Washington, 1898, pages 469-518Cosmos MindeleffThe composition of Indian geographical names, illustrated from the Algonkin languagesJ. Hammond TrumbullGreat Indian Chief of the West; Or, Life and Adventures of Black HawkBenjamin DrakeThe Delight MakersAdolph Francis Alphonse BandelierThe Drama of the Forests: Romance and AdventureArthur HemingThe Treaty Held with the Indians of the Six Nations at Philadelphia, in July 1742 To which is Prefix'd an Account of the first Confederacy of the Six Nations, their present Tributaries, Dependents, and AlliesGeorge ThomasIllustrated Catalogue of the Collections Obtained from the Indians of New Mexico in 1880 Second Annual Report of the Bureau of Ethnology to the Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution, 1880-81, Government Printing Office, Washington, 1883, pages 429-466James StevensonIllustrated Catalogue of the Collections Obtained from the Indians of New Mexico And Arizona in 1879 Second Annual Report of the Bureau of Ethnology to the Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution, 1880-81, Government Printing Office, Washington, 1883, pages 307-428James StevensonArcheological InvestigationsGerard FowkeA Daughter of the Sioux: A Tale of the Indian frontierCharles KingIndian Legends and Other PoemsMary Gardiner HorsfordReport by the Governor on a Visit to the Micmac Indians at Bay d'Espoir Colonial Reports, Miscellaneous. No. 54. NewfoundlandWilliam MacGregorThe Seminole Indians of Florida Fifth Annual Report of the Bureau of Ethnology to the Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution, 1883-84, Government Printing Office, Washington, 1887, pages 469-532Clay MacCauleyAn Apache Princess: A Tale of the Indian FrontierCharles KingCeremonial of Hasjelti Dailjis and Mythical Sand Painting of the Navajo IndiansJames StevensonThe Myths of the New World A Treatise on the Symbolism and Mythology of the Red Race of AmericaDaniel G. BrintonThe North American Indian, Vol. 1Edward S. CurtisIllustrated Catalogue of the Collections Obtained from the Pueblos of Zuñi, New Mexico, and Wolpi, Arizona, in 1881 Third Annual Report of the Bureau of Ethnology to the Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution, 1881-82, Government Printing Office, Washington, 1884, pages 511-594James StevensonThe Siouan IndiansW J McGeeThe Cliff Ruins of Canyon de Chelly, Arizona Sixteenth Annual Report of the Bureau of Ethnology to the Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution, 1894-95, Government Printing Office, Washington, 1897, pages 73-198Cosmos MindeleffA Study of Pueblo Architecture: Tusayan and Cibola Eighth Annual Report of the Bureau of Ethnology to the Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution, 1886-1887, Government Printing Office, Washington, 1891, pages 3-228Victor MindeleffOmaha Dwellings, Furniture and Implements Thirteenth Annual Report of the Beaurau of American Ethnology to the Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution 1891-1892, Government Printing Office, Washington, 1896, pages 263-288James Owen DorseyPrehistoric Textile Art of Eastern United States Thirteenth Annual Report of the Beaurau of American Ethnology to the Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution 1891-1892, Government Printing Office, Washington, 1896, pages 3-46William Henry Holmes

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