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Show '60 APPEl\ DIX TO P AHT I. Prairie du Francois, 35 miles up the St. Peters. This band is again sub-di vidcd iuto four divi!lions, under di{l'crcnt chiefs. The first of which most g·cnerally reside at their village on the U ppcr Iowa river, above the Prairie Des Chien'i, and are commanclcd by \\'abusJ, a, a chief, whose f:ltlter was cou::.idcrcd as the 1irst chief of all the Sioux nation. This sub-division hunts on both sides of the .lYlississippi, .md ius conJlucnt streams from the Prairie Des Chicns to the rivicre du Ba:uf. '1 he second !lub-divl!lion resides ncar the head of Lake Pepin, and lHmt from the ri\'iere du ha:nr ncar to the river St. Croix. Their chief's name is Tantangamani, a \'Cry celebrated war chief. The third sub-divi:aion re!lide!l between the ri\ierc au Canon and the entrance of the St. Peters, arc headed by Chatcwaconamani. Their pt·incipal hunting ~round is on the St. Ct·oix. They have a village at a place called the Grand Marais, 15 miles below the entrance of the St. Peters. It is situated on the east bank of the l\lississippi, and consists of eleven lo14· huts. The fourth sub-cli,·ision is situated from the Clltrance of the St. Peters, to tl.c Prairie Des Fr<mcois ; they are headed br a chief ct\lled Chatamutah, hut a young man, vVyaganage, has recently taken the lead in all the councils aud a{f<~ii'S of state of this sub-band. They have one village nine milt!s up the St. Peters, on the N. side. This band (Minowa Kantong) are reputed the bravest of all the Sioux; and have for years been opposed to the Fols A voin Sautcurs, \'vho are reputed the bravest of all the numerous bands of Chipe" ays. The 2cl. band of Sioux, are the Wa~hpetong (or Gens Des Fieulles) who inhabit the country from the Pmirie De Francois, neal' to Roche Blanche, on the St. Peters. Th< ir first chic! is \Vasonquianni. They hunt on the St. Petcr!l; also on the Mississippi, up Hum river, and sometimes follow the buffalo, on the plains. '1 heir subdivisions I am unacquainted with. The 3d. b;.mc\ arc the ~u!lsitongs; they extend from the Roche Blanche, to Lac de Gross Roche, on the river St. Peters; they are di"idcd into two sub-divisions. The 1st. lmnd called the Cawrees, arc headed by the chief called \V uckiew N utch, 1 or the Tonnere RougE;.) The 2d. called the Sussitongs j;roju·r, and heuded by Wacantoe, (or Esprit lllue.) Those t\\0 sub-bands hunt eastward to the Missis~ippi, anclup that rher as far as the Hivit·rc De Corbl'au. The 4th. gt·<.:at band arc. the Yanctougs, who a1·e dispersed from the .1\Iontaig·ncs De Ia Prairie, (which extends from St. Peters to the Mi~souri) to the ri,•c r De Moyen. They are diYided into two grand divl~ions, gcJa•rally termed the Yanctongs or the D')l'th, an<lLhc Y nnctongs of the so~th. The former arc hended by a chief APPENDIX TO P AHT I. · 61 called Muckpeanutah; (or Nuage Rouge) and those of the Pruirie by Petessung. This band arc never stationary, but with the Titongs arc the most cnatic bands of all the Sioux, som('timcs to be found on the borders of the Lower Red River, sometimes on the Missouri, and on those immense pl.,ins which arc between the two 1'1 VCJ'S. The 5th. great bnnd are the Titongs, who arc di~perscd on IJoth sides of the Missouri. Ou the north prill cipally lrom the river Chie11ne up; and on the south, from the i\lah.ts to the i\linctares, (or Gmss 1 V entrcs.) They may be di' idcd into the TiiOIIl;S of the north and south ; but the immense plains over which they J'ove with the Yanctongs, renders it in1pos!)iblc to point o ut their place of habitation. The 6th. last and smallest band of the Sioux, are the TTashjzccoute, who reside gcnl.!rally 011 the lands west of the t\ lississippi, between that 1·iver and the i\lissoUt'i. They hunt most g·c ncJ·ally on the head of the rive1· De .1\t[oyen. Th ·y appeared to me to be the most stupid and inacti vc of all the Sioux. -·- GENERAL OllSERVATIO~S. The Minowa Kuntongs arc the only band of Sioux who use ca.noes, and by far the most civilized, they being the only ones who have ever built log huts, or cultivated any species or veg·etahles; and those only a very small quantity of corn and beans; for ;..d thou ~~h I was with them in Septcmbc•· OJ' October, I never saw one kettle of either, always using the "ilcl oats for bread. Thi s production nature has fumishcd to all the most u llcultivatcd n•1tions of theN. ,V, continent, who m ay gather a suflicicncy in autumn, which, when. added to the productions of the chase and tile net, cnsmcs them a subsistence throu g h all the seasons of the year. Tl1is band is entirely armed with fire aJ'lllS1 but is not considered by the other b.mds as any thing superior on that account, especially on the plains. The vVashpctong are a roving b.HHl; they leave the rivet' ~t. Peters in t!1c 111011th of April, and do not t·cturn from the plains, until tlw middle of Atq~ust. Su%itongs of Roche lllanrhc, have the charactct· of' being- the most evil disposed Indians, 0 11 the rir...:r St. Peters. They likewise follow the bufl'cdo jn tile spring and summer months. Sussitonv;s of the Lac <.le G1·o!ls R oche ( undel' the T onncre Rouge) have the character of good hunters aud bra\ e war~ |
