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Comparative vocabulary of the Indian languages of the United States
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Historical and statistical information respecting the history, condition, and prospects of the Indian tribes of the United States : collected and prepared under the direction of the Bureau of Indian Affairs per act of Congress of March 3rd, 1847
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Most volumes divided into 18 sections: General history, Manners and customs, Antiquities, Geography of the Indian country, Tribal organization, history and government, Intellectual capacity and character, Topical history, Physical type of the Indian race, Language, State of Indian art, Present condition and prospects, Demonology, magic, and witchcraft, Medical knowledge, Literature of the Indian languages, Statistics and population, Biography, Religion, Ethnology. Vol. 6 is divided into 2 sections: A condensed view of the Post-Columbian; and Economy and statistics, capacity of industrial and social development, and national position, illustrated by some notices of the mental character of the hunter race, and their ancient status and archaeology.
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Indian language vocabularies of William Henry Corbusier
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The majority of items in this group are vocabulary lists for the languages of several Arizona and California Indian groups including the Cahuilla, Cupeno, Diegueno, Hualapai, Yavapai, and the Yuma. Some of the vocabulary lists have introductions regarding the history of the Indian group and the rules of the language. There are also typescripts of two articles written by Amiel Whipple and Alfred L. Kroeber, regarding California Indians, that Corbusier annotated with his notes. There is also an essay regarding Corbusier's time in the military and General George Crook and the 5th U.S. Cavalry's dealings with the Tonto Apache leader Delshay. Also included are two Indian folk tales, How Wolf's Son Became a Star (Hualapai), and How Whets-A-Whets Went Up to the Fourth Heaven (Yuma); the stories are written in the Indian language and English. There is also a copy of a letter by Corbusier to Jesse Walter Fewkes
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