[Gutenberg 55096] • The American Race / A Linguistic Classification and Ethnographic Description of the Native Tribes of North and South America by Brinton, Daniel G. -- Read -- Imperial Library of Trantor

Index

PREFACE. CONTENTS.

THE AMERICAN RACE.

INTRODUCTORY.

RACIAL HISTORY AND CHARACTERISTICS. Scheme of the Age of Man in America.

NORTH AMERICAN TRIBES.

I. THE NORTH ATLANTIC GROUP.

1. THE ESKIMOS. 2. THE BEOTHUKS. 3. THE ATHABASCANS (TINNÉ). 4. THE ALGONKINS. 5. THE IROQUOIS. 6. THE CHAHTA-MUSKOKIS. 7. THE CATAWBAS, YUCHIS, TIMUCUAS, NATCHEZ, CHETIMACHAS, TONICAS, ADAIZE, ATAKAPAS, ETC. 8. THE PAWNEES (CADDOES). 9. THE DAKOTAS (SIOUX). 10. THE KIOWAYS.

II. THE NORTH PACIFIC GROUP.

1. THE NORTHWEST COAST AND CALIFORNIAN TRIBES. 2. THE YUMAS. 3. THE PUEBLO TRIBES.

III. THE CENTRAL GROUP.

1. THE UTO-AZTECAN TRIBES. 2. THE OTOMIS. 3. THE TARASCOS. 4. THE TOTONACOS. 5. THE ZAPOTECS AND MIXTECS. 6. THE ZOQUES AND MIXES. 7. THE CHINANTECS. 8. THE CHAPANECS AND MANGUES. 9. CHONTALS AND POPOLOCAS; TEQUISELATECAS AND MATAGALPAS. 10. THE MAYAS. 11. THE HUAVES, SUBTIABAS, LENCAS, XINCAS, XICAQUES, “CARIBS,” MUSQUITOS, ULVAS, RAMAS, PAYAS, GUATUSOS.

SOUTH AMERICAN TRIBES.

GENERAL REMARKS. I. THE SOUTH PACIFIC GROUP.

1. THE COLUMBIAN REGION. 2. THE PERUVIAN REGION.

II. THE SOUTH ATLANTIC GROUP.

1. THE AMAZONIAN REGION. 2. THE PAMPEAN REGION.

LINGUISTIC APPENDIX

YUMA DIALECTS NEAR THE GULF OF CALIFORNIA. DIALECTS OF THE UTO-AZTECAN STOCK. DIALECTS OF THE UTO-AZTECAN STOCK.—(Continued.) CENTRAL STOCKS. CENTRAL STOCKS. CENTRAL STOCKS. INTER-ISTHMIAN STOCKS. INTER-ISTHMIAN STOCKS.—(Continued.) COLUMBIAN STOCKS. DIALECTS OF THE CHOCO STOCK. DIALECTS OF THE CHIBCHA STOCK. PERUVIAN STOCKS. SOUTH ATLANTIC LINGUISTIC STOCKS. DIALECTS OF THE ARAWAK STOCK. DIALECTS OF THE CARIB STOCK. DIALECTS OF THE CARIB STOCK.—Continued. LANGUAGES OF THE ORINOCO BASIN. LANGUAGES OF THE ORINOCO BASIN.—(Continued.) LANGUAGES OF THE ORINOCO BASIN.—(Continued.) DIALECTS OF THE UPPER AMAZONIAN BASIN. DIALECTS OF THE UPPER AMAZONIAN BASIN.—(Continued.) DIALECTS OF THE UPPER AMAZONIAN BASIN.—(Continued.) LANGUAGES OF THE BOLIVIAN HIGHLANDS. LANGUAGES OF THE BOLIVIAN HIGHLANDS.—(Continued.) LANGUAGES OF THE CHACO TRIBES. LANGUAGES OF THE CHACO TRIBES.—(Continued.) LANGUAGES OF THE LA PLATA BASIN AND PAMPAS. PATAGONIAN AND FUEGIAN STOCKS.

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