The Navajos

1. Their discovery

Westward the course of conquest takes its way

Spanish explores discover the indians of the Southwest

2. Their country

A desert country

Their reservation

A summer day in Navajo land

Cliff dwellings and ancient ruins

3. The people

Early history

Evidence of a pre-historic race

Government

4. Their manners and customs

A pastoral people

Their home

Their domestic life

Marriage

The wedding ceremony

Slavery

The medicine-man

The discipline of their life

Games and sports

The burial

5. Wars and treaties

As warriors

Kit Carson

The last Navajo war

General Sibley invades New Mexico

The proclamation

Causes of Indian wars

Their capture

The Bosque Redondo

Their return to the reservation

Treaties

6. Their religion and morals

A pantheist

Superstition

Morals

7. Navajo mythology

Myth and tradition

Some Navajo myths

8. Ceremonies

Ha-tal-i

The mountain chant

The fire play

Sand paintings

9. Their arts and crafts

History of the art of weaving

The Pesh-li-kai, or silversmith

10. Civilization

As viewed by the white man

His progress

His future.