Notes on the Fox Indians
article 1911 • Jones, William

Fox • North America > Eastern Woodlands
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;...

Mortuary observances and the adoption rites of the Algonkin Foxes of Iowa
article 1968 • Jones, William

Fox • North America > Eastern Woodlands
This is a brief discussion of burial practices, mourning customs, and adoption rites among the Iowa Fox. Although the article focuses on description of customary practices, some information is given on Fox eschatology in order to clarify their belief...

Episodes in the culture-hero myth of the Sauks and Foxes
article 1901 • Jones, William

Fox • North America > Eastern Woodlands
In this source, Jones presents the creation myth of the Sauk and Fox. This account is apparently compiled from fragments which '…are rendered freely in a simple straightforward idiom rather than formally in a literal, bald translation.' (p. 226). Foo...

The Algonkin manitou
article 1905 • Jones, William

Fox • North America > Eastern Woodlands
In this article, Jones explains the meaning of the concept of Manitou as it is understood by the Sauk, Fox, and Kickapoo. The complex nature of Manitou is eventually defined by Jones as '...a cosmic, mysterious property which is believed to be existi...

Some principles of Algonquian word-formation
article 1904 • Jones, William

Fox • North America > Eastern Woodlands
This source is the doctoral dissertation of William Jones, the anthropologist and linguist who was himself part Fox. In the study Jones describes the phonology, principles of sound change, principles of word formation, and a brief discussion of the s...

Algonquian (Fox)
essay 1911 • Jones, William & Michelson, Truman

Fox • North America > Eastern Woodlands
This source provides an excellent analytical sketch of Fox grammar and phonetics written by Dr. William Jones in 1904. It was originally the intention of the author to further revise his manuscript on the basis of the knowledge he obtained from the s...

Ethnography of the Fox Indians
Book 1939 • Jones, William & Fisher, Margaret Welpley

Fox • North America > Eastern Woodlands
This is a compilation of Jones' ethnographic notes pertaining to the Fox around 1900. Major areas of coverage include religious beliefs, mythology, ceremonies, ethno-scientific beliefs, life-cycle customs, and games. Although there are materials on s...