Notes on the Fox Indians

Jones, William

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Notes on the Fox Indians

Journal of American Folklore • 24 • Published In 1911 • Pages: 209-237

By: Jones, William.

Abstract
This source is a collection of notes on various subjects in no particular order published posthumously from manuscripts which Jones had left. They contain myths, traditional history, and various other information concerning Wisa'ka, the culture hero; the origins and travels of the Sauk and Fox; Manitous (supernatural spirits); clans; witchcraft; ghosts and the soul; tobacco; the country of Iowa; how we hear and understand others' words; clothing; feasts; the Kicko and To'kan moieties; adoption ceremonies; children fasting, and the attainment of spirit power; death and burial; the moccasin game; the etiquette of visiting another's home; Wabasaiy, a mythical chief; the etymology of the name Chicago (Place-of-the-Skunk); warfare with other Indians, and the Black-Hawk War in which White settlers and the army forced the Fox out of Illinois and into Iowa. No context for the source of their collection or their significance is given.

Mythology

Burial practices and funerals

Visiting and hospitality

Clans

Asceticism