Travels Among the Dena (eBook)

List of Maps and PlansPREFACEA Note on Spelling AthabaskanTO ALASKAThe Undertaking-- On the Track of the First Americans-- The Party-- Otufitting-- Meeting in Seattle-- Freight ProblemsThe Voyage-- The U.S. Geological Survey-- Stories About the Chandalar Kutchin-- Prince William SoundExcurision to Fairbanks-- A Stop at Anchorage-- Matanuska Farmers-- The Alaska Range-- Fairbanks: The Campus Site and Ester Creek Placer Mine-- HindsightGETTING STARTEDNenana on the Tanana River-- Our First Camp-- Building the SkiffsThe Dena and Their Neighbors-- The Early Explorers and Other Sources-- Athabaskans of the Middle and Lower Yukon Valley--Neighboring Tribes and Distant Relatives--The Tanana Indians in Early ReportsThe Nenana Indians of 1935-- Friendly Visits-- Recording Myths and Other Lore-- A Wedding Feast and DanceADVENTURES ON THE LOWER TANANAAmateur Boatment-- Last Jobs and Loading the Skiffs-- Swift Waters-- Further Adventures: an Unplanned Bath-- Titus Alexander of Baker Creek-- Telegraph and Telephone in the Wilderness-- Hot Springs Slough and Hot BathsHarper Bend: The Murder of 1878-- Harper Bend-- Early Traders-- Schwatka's Version of the Murder-- Mercier's Version of the Murder-- McQuesten's Version of the Murder-- A Sequel to the MurderThe Mouth of the Tanana-- Nuklukayet or NukuloRoyet-- The Trading Grounds in 1867-- The End of the Trading GroundsTANANA MISSION AND THE YUKON ABOVETanana Mission and Town-- Tanana Mission-- A Little Ethnography-- A Little Archaeology-- The Yukon Above Tanana MissionThe Kutchin-- The Fort Yukon Indians, 1847-50-- The Fort Yukon Indians in 1867Tanana StationTHE MIDDLE YUKON: TANANA MISSION TO RUBYThe Tozi-- A Vain HuntTrading Posts in the Tanana-Tozi Area-- Nuklukayet #3: The Old Station in the 1880sFrom the Tozi to the Nowitna-- New Old Station: Mosquito Troubles-- Kalland-- The Palisades: Boneyard of the Ghosts-- The Birches: A Possible Homicide?-- Mouse PointThe Nowikakat Trading Grounds-- Zagoskin at Nowikakat, 1843-- Dall and Whymper at Nowikakat, 1867-- Nowikakat CanoesThe End of a Long DayTHE MIDDLE YUKON: RUBY TO BISHOP ROCKRuby-- Dago Kid Brown's Dog Ranch-- Rabbits-- The Melozi River-- Old Melozi-- Charley Knox's Mother-in-law from NulatoOld Louden to Bishop Rock-- Fish Camps-- Old Louden-- Captain Jacobsen at Old Louden, 1882-- Big William's Camp-- The Cave-Off Cliffs-- Galena-- Bishop Rock-- Sites Near the RockTHE KOYUKUK RIVERNear the Mouth of the Koyukuk-- Koyukuk Station-- Ethnographic Information-- Strong Headwinds and the Young Girl's CaveA Trip up the Koyukuk-- To Kateel--The Site at KateelEarly Explorations and Stories of the Koyukuk-- Zagoskin's Trip to Kateel, 1843-- Allen on the Koyukuk River, 1885-- The Wild Woman of KateelThe Koyukuk Graveyard-- The Cemetery-- Burial PracticesKoyukuk Station to Nulato-- Terentief's Station--The Dayton's Fish Camp-- A Visit to the SteamerNULATO ON THE YUKONThe Modern TownThe Nulato Massacre-- The Indians Involved-- History of the Nulato Post-- Premonitions of Trouble: The Ulukuk-- Premonitions of Trouble: The Takaiaksa-- Sanctions-- The Unfortunate Lieutenant John J. Barnard, R.N.Prelude to the Attack-- Preparations-- The Messengers to Kateel-- Reasons for the Attack-- The Role of the ShamansThe Attack--Massacre of the Nulato Indians-- Those Who Escaped-- Attack on the Russian PostAfter the Massacre-- The Relief Party-- AftermathEmpty Coffins at Nulato-- The Death of Robert Kennicott-- About a WormKALTAG AND THE KHOTOL-KAIYUH, TO SHAGELUK SLOUGHTo Kaltag-- KaltagThe Khotol River and Kaiyuh Slough-- The Kayar Region-- The Khotol River-- The Old Fish Camp-- Hrdlicka and Dixon at the Old Fish Camp-- Paul Esmailka's Place-- Above the Forks-- The Kaiyuh Country in 1865 and 1867-- Return to the YukonThe Yukon to Shageluk Slough-- Kaltag Again-- The Yukon below Kaltag-- Stink CreekHolikachuk Country-- Blackburn-- Black Bear River-- The Yukon below Blacburn IslandJOURNEY TO THE INNOKO RIVERShageluk SloughHolikachaket-- Lucky Finds-- The Holikachuk and their Neighbors-- The Several HolikachaketsMasks and Masked Dances of Holikachaket-- The Feast or Festival of MasksThe Masks-- Individual Acts or Dances-- Related or SImilar CeremoniesPrelude to TragedyTragedy-- Airplane Crashes-- Mrs. Keating-- Death-- Cause of DeathReturn to the YukonSHAGELUK SLOUGH TO ANVIK AND BONASILAAnvik Rapids and Grayling-- Anvik Rapids-- Graying River-- New Grayling-- Five Dollar Bill's PlaceAnvik-- Anvik Old Station and Anvik-- Reception at Anvik-- Questions of Religion-- The Anvik River-- Anvik River Site-- Anvik Point Village-- Anthropologists and Informants-- Good-bye to AnvikBonasila-- Old Bonasila-- The Last Camp-- New BonasilaHOLY CROSS AND HOMEWARD BOUNDHoly Cross-- The Mission-- The Gerharts-- Plans for Going Outside-- Frank Fox's Site-- WaitingNorthern Air Transport-- Noel Wien-- Flight to FairbanksFairbanks and NenanaOn the Richardson HighwayEPILOGUEAPPENDIX: Typical SpecimensSOURCESINDEX