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November 7, 1805 - Clark, William
  • Clark (Clark, William) observed that the langage of the Wahkiakums (Wahkiakum Indians) was different from that of the Chinookan (Chinook Indians) peoples upriver. The Wahkiakums (Wahkiakum Indians) , and the neighboring Cathlamets (Cathlamet Indians) across the river, spoke a dialect known as Kathlamet.
  • In addition to the language difference, the Wahkiakums (Wahkiakum Indians) and neighboring Cathlamets (Cathlamet Indians) differed from Chinookan (Chinook Indians) peoples upstream in constructing their houses entirely above ground, in women's dress, and in their greater use of the smallest of the canoe types among the marshy islands in their territory (see entry for February 1, 1806).
  • November 7, 1805
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  • Clark, William
June 14, 1804 - Floyd, Charles
  • we Set out at the usuel ouer and proseded on our Jorney    day Clear water Strong    Came 3 miles 〈past〉 met 2 Conoes with 3 French men and one Negro [X: Mallatto] from the Poncye (Pawnee Indians) Nations.    they have ben up 3 years with the Indianes 2 of them is half preades of the poncas (Pawnee Indians) .   
  • Side Called the Snake Creek (Wakenda (Snake) Creek)    it is about 25 yads wide    a noted place whare Indianes 〈Cross〉 of Differnt nations to Go to ware they Say that thar is hundreds of Snakes    at this place ouer hunters killed one Deer    encamped on the N Side of the River    the Land is good about hear    the Chief of the timber is Cotten wood.
  • June 14, 1804
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  • Floyd, Charles
October 28, 1804 - Ordway, John
  • a clear morning    all things made ready to hold a counsel    the wind blew verry high from the N. W. So the Indians did not assemble, but the prinsible men of the tribe called the Big Belleys (Hidatsa Indians) came down to this village in order to be at the counsel.   
  • A designation for the Hidatsa (Hidatsa Indians) Indians. See Clark's (Clark, William) entry for October 27.
  • October 28, 1804
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  • Ordway, John
April 3, 1806 - Clark, William
  • Clark (Clark, William) must mean his Echelute Indians (Wishram-Wasco Indians) , who were Wishram Chinookans (Wishram-Wasco Indians) , the term being a self designation i-č-xlúit, "I am a Wishram[-Wasco] (Wishram-Wasco Indians) Indian."
  • On that day Clark (Clark, William) noted that these Indians constructed "the first wooden houses in which Indians have lived Since we left those in the vicinity of the Illinois (Illinois) ."
  • The Kalapuyas (Kalapuya Indians) , or Calapooyas (Kalapuya Indians) , were part of the Kalapuya (Kalapuya Indians) n-language family.
  • April 3, 1806
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  • Clark, William
October 11, 1804 - Gass, Patrick
  • We waited for an answer from the Indians. About 12 o'clock, they came, and brought some corn, beans and squashes, which they presented to us. The chief said he was glad to see us, and wished our commanding officers would speak a good word for them to the Mandans (Mandan Indians) ; for they wanted to be at peace with them. These are the best looking Indians I have ever seen.
  • Their lodges are similar to those in the first village, and the same, or perhaps more, in number. They are the most cleanly Indians I have ever seen on the voyage; as well as the most friendly and industrious.
  • October 11, 1804
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  • Gass, Patrick
December 30, 1805 - Clark, William
  • this morning the Sun Shown for a Short time—    four Indians came down from the War cia cum (Wahkiakum Indians) Village, they offered us roots which we did not think proper to accept of as in return they expect 3 or 4 times as much as the roots as we Could purchase the Roots for, and are never Satisfied with what they receive, those 4 Indians & these that Came yesterday stayed all day. Drewyer (Drouillard, George) returned and informed that he had killed 4 Elk at no great distance off, a party of 6 men was imediately dispatched for the meat, and returned at Dusk with the 4 Elk—    we had a Sumptious Supper of Elks tongues & marrow bones which was truly gratifying—    our fortification is Completed this evening—and at Sun Set we let the nativs know that our Custom will be in future, to Shut the gates at Sun Set at which time all Indians must go out of the fort and not return into it untill next morning after Sunrise at which time the gates will be opened, those of the War ci a cum (Wahkiakum Indians) Nation who are very foward left the houses with reluctianc    this day proved to be the fairest and best which we have had since our arrival at this place, only three Showers dureing this whole day, wind the fore part of the day.
  • December 30, 1805
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  • Clark, William
May 7, 1806 - Gass, Patrick
  • This was a fine morning, and we continued here till after breakfast, when we proceeded on about four miles to another Indian lodge, at the mouth of a small creek, where we had to cross the river again, in order to get to a better road.
  • Here we encamped for the night, accompanied by two Indians, one of whom can speak the Sho-sho-ne or Snake (Shoshone Indians) language. We shall therefore be able to hold some conversation with the natives in this part of the country, as our squaw (Sacagawea) is of the Snake nation (Shoshone Indians) .
  • May 7, 1806
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  • Gass, Patrick
November 1, 1804 - Clark, William
  • Is it Certain that the ricares (Arikara Indians) intend to make good with us    our wish is to be at peace with all, we will Send a Chief with the pania (Pawnee Indians) Chief and Some young men to Smoke and make good peace—?   
  • L (Lewis, Meriwether)    We are going down a few miles to look a place    we can find no place abov proper. The panias (Pawnee Indians) know's we do not begin the war, they allway begin, we Sent a Chief and a pipe to the Pania (Pawnee Indians) to Smoke and they killed them—, we have killed enough of them    we kill them like the birds, we do not wish to kill more, we will, make a good peace We were Sorry when we heard of your going up but now you are going down, we are glad, if we eat you Shall eat, if we Starve you must Starve also,    our village is too far to bring the Corn to you, but we hope you will Call on us as you pass to the place you intend to Stop C[aptain] L[ewis] (Lewis, Meriwether) answered the above—! This transcript is on a loose sheet in the Voorhis Collection, Missouri Historical Society. See Indian Speeches, Miscellaneous Documents of Lewis (Lewis, Meriwether) and Clark (Clark, William) , Appendix C.
  • November 1, 1804
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  • Clark, William
April 30, 1806 - Ordway, John
  • the men went out for their horses    an Indian brought a women to Capt. Clark (Clark, William) which diseased.   
  • Clark (Clark, William) gave the Indian a white Shirt which pleased him verry much.    about 11 A. M we got our horses up by the assistance of the Indians and Set out.   
  • A term not used by Lewis (Lewis, Meriwether) or Clark (Clark, William) . It is Nez Perce (Nez Perce Indians) qémqem, "sagebrush."    Haruo Aoki, Nez Perce (Nez Perce Indians) Dictionary (University of California Publications in Linguistics No. 122.
  • April 30, 1806
  • Journals
  • Ordway, John
Lewis & Clark among the Indians 8. The Clatsop Winter
  • Lewis & Clark among the Indians 8. The Clatsop Winter
  • Lewis & Clark among the Indians
  • Maritime traders like Robert Gray and Charles Bishop saw only a small segment of the Indian village world. At Fort Mandan, Lewis and Clark had been quite close to their Indian hosts.
  • N.D.
  • Texts
  • James P. Ronda
Images from the Gallery of the Open Frontier
  • Arapaho Camp Arapaho Camp, 1868 (pencil notation reads, 'Comanche') 75-bae-45c Collection: Records of the Bureau of Indian Affairs–William S. Soule Photographs of Arapaho, Cheyenna, Kiowa, Comanche, and Apache Indians Photographer: William S.
  • Indian encampments
  • N.D.
  • Images
October 21, 1804 - Clark, William
  • Clarke (Clark, William) saw this tree] (all this is the information of Too ne (Toone) is a whipper will) the Chief of the Ricares (Arikara Indians) who accompanied us to the Mandins (Mandan Indians) , at 2 miles (2) passed the 2nd Villages of the Manden (Mandan Indians) , which was in existance at the Same time with the 1st    this village is at the foot of a hill on the S.
  • [NB: below an old Mandan (Mandan Indians) village having passed another up a Creek 3 miles below on S.
  • S. 80° E 2 miles to the place the Mandan (Mandan Indians) had a village formerly at the foot of a [several words interlined, illegible] on the S.
  • October 21, 1804
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  • Clark, William
May 2, 1805 - Whitehouse, Joseph
  • the men who was out a hunting found Several peaces of red cloath at an Indian camp, where we expect they left last Winter for a Sacrifice to their maker as that is their form of worship, as they have Some knowledge of the Supreme being, and any thing above their comprihention they call, big medicine.   
  • Thursday May 2nd    At day light this morning it began to Snow 〈with〉 & we had a hard Wind, we lay by the fore part of the day, some of our party went out to hunt, they killed some Buffalo Calves, and Deer; and caught some Beaver in their Traps, which they brought to our Camp, The hunting party found several pieces of red Cloth, at an Indian Camp; which we expect the Indians had left there, the last winter, as a Sacrafice to their maker, the Indian woman (Sacagawea) mention'd is the custom when they break up their encampment, & which shows that they have some knowledge of the supreme being, The Indians generally call every thing beyond their comprehension Medecine; and are fearfull of it.—    This we learnt from the Indians at the Mandan (Mandan Indians) Villages.—    about 3 o'Clock P.
  • May 2, 1805
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  • Whitehouse, Joseph
September 6, 1805 - Clark, William
  • Clark September 6th Friday 1805 Some little rain, purchased two fine horses & took a Vocabiliary of the language litened our loads & packed up, rained contd. untill 〈2〉 12 oClock    we Set out at 2 oClock at the Same time all the Indians Set out on Ther way to meet the Snake (Shoshone Indians) Indians at the 3 forks of the Missouri (Missouri River, Three Forks of the) .
  • Crossed a Mountain and Struck the river Several miles down, at which place the Indians had Encamped two days before, we Proceeded on Down the River which is 30 yds. wide Shallow & Stoney.
  • rained this evening nothing to eate but berries, our flour out, and but little Corn, the hunters killed 2 pheasents only—    all our horses purchased of the 〈flat heads (Flathead Indians) 〉 oote lash Shutes (Flathead Indians) we Secured well for fear of their leaveing of us, and watched them all night for fear of their leaving us or the Indians prosuing & Steeling them.
  • September 6, 1805
  • Journals
  • Clark, William
June 2, 1806 - Gass, Patrick
  • One of these men got two Spanish dollars from an Indian for an old razor. They said they got the dollars from about a Snake Indian's (Shoshone Indians) neck, they had killed some time ago. There are several dollars among these people which they get in some way. We suppose the Snake Indians (Shoshone Indians) , some of whom do not live very far from New Mexico (New Mexico) , got them from the Spaniards in that quarter. The Snake Indians (Shoshone Indians) also get horses from the Spaniards.— The men had a very disagreeable trip as the roads were mountainous and slippery.
  • June 2, 1806
  • Journals
  • Gass, Patrick
Part 2: Miscellany - Clark, William
  • one large Box Containing 4 large Horns of the Bighorn animal 2 Sceletens    do         do         do 2 Skins horns & bons of    do 4 Mandan (Mandan Indians) Robes of Buffalow 1 Indian Blanket of the Sheep 1 Sheep Skin of the rocky mountains (Rocky Mountains) 1 Brarow Skin 3 Bear Skins of the White Speces 3 barking Squirls 2 Skins of the big horn 1 Mule or black tail Deer Skin 1 Hat made by the Clatsops Indians (Clatsop Indians) 2 Indian Baskets 4 buffalow horns 1 Tigor Cat Skin Coat 1 long box of sundery articles 1 Tin box containing Medicine &c &c.
  • a Small Box of papers Books and Sundery Small articles a Hat Box containing the 4 vols. of the Deckinsery of arts an ciences    two Indian wallets a tale of the black taile Deer of the Ocean & a Vulters quill with a buffalow Coat.
  • Peters (Peter, George) in Box No. 1 6 Skins and Sceletens complete of the mountain ram, three male and 3 female 1 Blacktail Deer Skin 1 Sheep Skin 4 Barking Squirels 3 Bear Skins 1 White Wolf 3 beaver tales No. 2 2 Boxes Containing Various articles 1 Tin Case                   do    do 1 air gun 4 Robins 1 Clat sop (Clatsop Indians) hat This list appears in Codex N, pp. 1–2. A dark vertical line runs the length of the text.
  • Postexpedition 1806
  • Journals
  • Clark, William
September 25, 1804 - Whitehouse, Joseph
  • Whitehouse Tuesday 25th Sept.    We delayed to wait for the Indian chiefs and warries to come which we expected.    about 10 OClock they came about 50 in nomber.   
  • they then began to be Still and only wished that we would Stop at their lodges untill their women & children would see us.    4 of them came on board again, & we proceeded on 1 mile and ankered out at the lower point of an Island in the middle of the river.    the 4 Indians stayed with us all night. Tuesday Septemr 25th    We waited at an Anchor this morning, in expectation of the Indian Chiefs and Warriors arrival here.   
  • Those Indians that came on board the boat staid with us this Night.—
  • September 25, 1804
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  • Whitehouse, Joseph
October 16, 1804 - Ordway, John
  • we Set off at day light.    passed an old Shian (Cheyenne Indians) fort on the S. S. where the Chian (Cheyenne Indians) nation of Indians lived Some years ago.   
  • directly after we passed a hunting Camp of the R. Ree (Arikara Indians) nation on N. S.    abo. the camp we Saw a Great nomber of Indians on each side of the River.   
  • our hunter killed 3 Goats out of the same flock.    the Indians killed theirs    when the Indians killed the Goats in the River they Swam in & drew them out to each Shore    we Saw them all lying along the Shore & Some Indians on horse back to keep them or the flock in the River.
  • October 16, 1804
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  • Ordway, John
April 7, 1805 - Ordway, John
  • about 9 oclock our Intrepter and them that went with him returned    brought with them 4 of the Rick a Ree (Arikara Indians) Savages.    2 of them Chiefs.    they Informed us that only 10 of their nation had come up to the Mandanes (Mandan Indians) villages to treat & Smoak a peace pipe with them &.c.   
  • Tabbo (Tabeau, Pierre-Antoine) who lives with R. Ree (Arikara Indians) to our officers with news that 3 of the Souix (Sioux Indians) chiefs was going down on the Big barge to see their Great father and that Some of the Rick a Ree (Arikara Indians) chiefs was going also.   
  • we took with us 2 large perogues and 6 small ones which we had loaded with provisions, Indian Goods, ammunition &.c.    we went on verry well with a hard head wind about 4 mls. & Camped    opposite the 1st village of Mandans (Mandan Indians) on N.
  • April 7, 1805
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  • Ordway, John
January 7, 1806 - Gass, Patrick
  • The natives had taken all the meat off its bones, by scalding and other means, for the purpose of trade. The Indians, who live up there are of another nation, and call themselves the Callemex (Tillamook Indians) nation.
  • See Clark's (Clark, William) entries of January 6–10, 1806. The Tillamooks (Tillamook Indians) , speaking a language of the Salishan (Flathead Indians) family, lived along the Oregon (Oregon) coast south of the Clatsops (Clatsop Indians) .
  • Ecola Creek (Ecola Creek (McNeal's Folly)) , Clatsop County (Clatsop County, Oreg.) , given that name by Clark (Clark, William) from the Lower Chinookan (Chinook Indians) term for "whale."
  • January 7, 1806
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  • Gass, Patrick
August 30, 1806 - Ordway, John
  • we concluded to wait here for the hunters to come up.    a number of Indians Set to Swiming the river to us but Capt. Clark (Clark, William) took three men in a Small canoe met them on a Sand bar which happened to be near our Side    one of our men Spoke to them in pania (Pawnee Indians) tongue and told them that we could not Speak their Language but Soon found that they were the Same band of Tetons (Sioux Indians, Teton) that held our boat as we passed up the river    Capt. Clark (Clark, William) told them and Signed to them that they were bad Indians and treated the white people bad and they might keep from us for we would have nothing to Say to them nor Suffer them to come to our Canoes.   
  • The incident with the Teton Sioux (Sioux Indians, Teton) occurred on September 25, 1804. Ordway (Ordway, John) may mean "Mr." here or he may have been using a form of "Messrs." incorrectly.
  • August 30, 1806
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  • Ordway, John
August 14, 1804 - Clark, William
  • Houck, 2:55, 101. The Omahas (Omaha Indians) were at one time closely related to the Poncas (Ponca Indians) ; both spoke dialects of the same language of the Dhegiha group of the Siouan linguistic family, and both were horticulturists and hunters. The Omahas (Omaha Indians) may have settled in Nebraska by 1700 or even a little earlier.
  • In the last decade of the eighteenth century, they made much trouble for the French traders who wished to ascend the Missouri River beyond the Omaha (Omaha Indians) village to trade with the Arikaras (Arikara Indians) and Mandans (Mandan Indians) .
  • August 14, 1804
  • Journals
  • Clark, William
July 25, 1804 - Whitehouse, Joseph
  • Drewyer (Drouillard, George) & St. peter (Cruzatte, Pierre) Returned found no Indians, they were in the praries hunting the Buffelow.—    Collins (Collins, John) killed 2 Deer    Jo.
  • Peter (Cruzatte, Pierre) from the Zoto (Oto Indians) & Pawne (Pawnee Indians) Villages, about 3 oClock P. M. they return'd, having been at those Villages but had found no Indians.   
  • July 25, 1804
  • Journals
  • Whitehouse, Joseph
August 4, 1804 - Whitehouse, Joseph
  • Whitehouse Saturday Augst 4th    The morning was Clear    passd. Several Indian Old Camps On the W. S.    one was Calld. the hat as the Indian died there namd the hat    Campd. on the East Side    Roaed 17 ms.— Saturday August 4th    This morning we set off early, having fine Clear weather, and passed several old Indian Camps lying on the So West side of the River, which were called the hat, it being the name of an Indian, who had died there of that name; in the Evening we encamped on the No.
  • August 4, 1804
  • Journals
  • Whitehouse, Joseph
October 12, 1804 - Whitehouse, Joseph
  • one of the natives went with us, to go as far as the Mandans (Mandan Indians) .    we Camped on the N. S. of the River— Friday October 12th    This morning we had pleasant weather, the Indians that had been with us, the last Evening, we found had stole one of our Axes, about 2 o'Clock P. M. we set off, one of the Indians came to the Boat & embarked with us, We proceeded on till 4 oClock P. M. and encamped on the North side of the River, We had been encamped but a short time, when some Indians came to the opposite side of the River and called to us, to bring them over.   
  • October 12, 1804
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  • Whitehouse, Joseph
November 11, 1804 - Ordway, John
  • a frenchmans Squaw came to our camp who belonged to the Snake (Paiute Indians) nation. She came with our Intreperters wife & brought with them 4 buffalow Robes and Gave them to our officers.   
  • Clark (Clark, William) has both Shoshone (Shoshone Indians) Indian wives of Toussaint Charbonneau (Charbonneau, Toussaint) arriving, one of whom would be Sacagawea (Sacagawea) . It could be that two Indian women came, only one of whom was the wife of Charbonneau (Charbonneau, Toussaint) and not necessarily Sacagawea (Sacagawea) (see also Ordway's (Ordway, John) entry of November 20).
  • November 11, 1804
  • Journals
  • Ordway, John
September 27, 1805 - Clark, William
  • Colter (Colter, John) returned he found only one of the lost horses, on his way killed a deer, half of which he gave the Indians the other proved nourishing to the Sick    The day verry hot, we purchase fresh Salmon of them    Several Indians Come up the river from a Camp Some distance below    Capt Lewis (Lewis, Meriwether) very Sick nearly all the men Sick.    our Shoshonee (Shoshone Indians) Indian Guide (Old Toby) employed himself makeing flint points for his arrows
  • September 27, 1805
  • Journals
  • Clark, William
March 5, 1805 - Clark, William
  • Clark 5th March Tuesday 1805 A fine Day    Themometer at 40° abo 0.    Several Indians visit us to day    one frenchman cross to join a Indian    the two pass through by Land to the Ricaras (Arikara Indians) with a Letter to Mr.
  • March 5, 1805
  • Journals
  • Clark, William
April 10, 1805 - Whitehouse, Joseph
  • Whitehouse Wednesday April 10th    We set off at day light, and passed a party of the Big belly (Hidatsa Indians) or Gross Vaunters (Hidatsa Indians) Indians hunting on the South side of the River, We proceeded on 'till Evening & encamped on the North side of the River, distance come this day 17 Miles.—
  • April 10, 1805
  • Journals
  • Whitehouse, Joseph
August 31, 1804 - Ordway, John
  • The above place where the last Counsel was held with the Souix (Sioux Indians) nation, as named by Capt. Clark (Clark, William) .
  • But Ordway's (Ordway, John) term may be Yankton (Sioux Indians, Yankton) magát'aŋka, "big goose" (for the swan).
  • Ordway (Ordway, John) means to write Bois Brulé (Sioux Indians, Brulé or Bois Brule) , the name for a group of Sioux (Sioux Indians) , or Dakota (Sioux Indians) , Indians; these were actually Yankton (Sioux Indians, Yankton) Sioux (Sioux Indians) .
  • August 31, 1804
  • Journals
  • Ordway, John
April 14, 1806 - Lewis, Meriwether
  • White Salmon Indians
  • Hitchcock et al., 2:83; Little (MWH), 54-NW. Here a name for "Snake" Indians (Paiute Indians) up the Willamette River (Willamette (Multnomah) River) . The Chinookan term [il/-]t̓wánx̣a-yukš, "enemies," was earlier applied to Indians (the Paiutes (Paiute Indians) ) who lived to the south on the Deschutes River (Deschutes (Clark's, Towanahiook's) River) .
  • April 14, 1806
  • Journals
  • Lewis, Meriwether
August 19, 1804 - Clark, William
  • La bieche (Labiche, François) to make a piece with the Panies Loups (Pawnee Indians, Loup or Skiri) [Skiri Pawnees (Pawnee Indians, Loup or Skiri) ].
  • noted a Nebraska (Nebraska) bluff, south of the mouth of the Platte (Platte River (Nebr.)) , called L'oeil aufer (Iron Eye), "from an Indian chief who was scaffolded here some years ago." Maximilian, in 1833, heard the Oto (Oto Indians) name as "Ischta Maso."
  • Such a status among the related Omahas (Omaha Indians) has been confirmed. Research also suggests that the Oto (Oto Indians) organization of warfare was like that of the rest of the Plains Indians.
  • August 19, 1804
  • Journals
  • Clark, William
October 27, 1804 - Ordway, John
  • at 7 oC. we arived at the 1st village of the Mandens (Mandan Indians) on S. S.    their is about 40 houses or lodges in this village which are built much in the manner of the Rekarees (Arikara Indians) .   
  • It has been destroyed by river changes. The Hidatsa (Hidatsa Indians) village Mahawha (Mahawha (Marharha) village) , in Stanton (Stanton, N.
  • Dak.) , called the Amahami site (Amahami site) after their band designation, a group also designated as the Awaxawi (Hidatsa Indians, Awaxawi) .
  • October 27, 1804
  • Journals
  • Ordway, John
November 15, 1805 - Clark, William
  • Shannon (Shannon, George) and 5 Indians. Shannon (Shannon, George) informed me that he met Capn. Lewis (Lewis, Meriwether) at an Indian Hut about 10 miles below who had Sent him back to meet me, he also told me the Indians were thievish, as the night before they had Stolen both his and Willard (Willard, Alexander) s rifles from under their heads, [NB: they threatened them with a large party from above which Cap.
  • This Bay we call Haleys bay (Baker (Haley's) Bay) from a favourate Trader with the Indians which they Say comes into this Bay and trades with them    Course to Point adams (Point Adams) is S. 35° W. about 8 miles    To Cape Disapointment (Cape Disappointment) is S. 86° W. about 14 miles 4 Indians of the War-ki a cum (Wahkiakum Indians) nation Came down with 〈pap-pa-too〉 [NB: Wappatoo] to See &c.
  • April 1810], Jackson (LLC), 2:540–41. The Chinooks (Chinook Indians) , or Chinooks (Chinook Indians) proper, occupied the north bank of the Columbia River (Columbia River) from Cape Disappointment (Cape Disappointment) at the mouth and upstream at least as far as Megler (Meglar, Wash.)
  • November 15, 1805
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  • Clark, William
December 2, 1804 - Ordway, John
  • a nomber of the Shian (Cheyenne Indians) or dog (Cheyenne Indians) Indians came from the village to visit us.   
  • December 2, 1804
  • Journals
  • Ordway, John
July 4, 1806 - Lewis, Meriwether
  • these affectionate people our guides betrayed every emmotion of unfeigned regret at seperating from us; they said that they were confidint that the Pahkees (Blackfeet Indians) , (the appellation they give the Minnetares (Blackfeet Indians) ) would cut us off.   
  • The Salish ("Shale's") (Flathead Indians) , or Flatheads (Flathead Indians) , were not linguistically or culturally related to the Nez Perce (Nez Perce Indians) . However, they were close allies, camped together for extended periods, and undoubtedly intermarried. The Shoshone (Shoshone Indians) term probably refers to the tribe's enemies, including Blackfeet (Blackfeet Indians) , Arapahoes (Arapaho Indians) , Atsinas (Atsina Indians) , and Assinniboines (Assiniboine Indians) .
  • July 4, 1806
  • Journals
  • Lewis, Meriwether
June 15, 1804 - Ordway, John
  • Van Meter Ditch (Indian Creek)
  • Bear Den (Charbonneau's, Indian) Creek
  • we passed high Land on South Side of the River    we passed Indian Creek (Bear Den (Charbonneau's, Indian) Creek) little above    we stopped at 12 O.C. to eat dinner & for Capt.
  • June 15, 1804
  • Journals
  • Ordway, John
July 30, 1804 - Whitehouse, Joseph
  • Whitehouse Mondy July 30th    Sat out at an Early hour to find a place of Incampment to wait for le barty (La Liberté) & the Zottoe (Oto Indians) Indians to form A Treaty with them    Come to a place of Incampt. about Eigh Oclock On the W.
  • Roed 4 Miles & haltd there Monday July 30th    We set out at an early hour, in order to find a place in order to form our encampment; and to waite for the Frenchman, (Liberty (La Liberté) ) and the Zoto (Oto Indians) Indian who we had sent to the Zoto (Oto Indians) nation returning.   
  • July 30, 1804
  • Journals
  • Whitehouse, Joseph
October 18, 1804 - Whitehouse, Joseph
  • Whitehouse Thursday October 18th    We set out early, and proceeded on about 2 Miles, where we met 2 frenchmen in a Canoe, who informed our Officers, that they had been up at the Mandan (Mandan Indians) Nation, Trapping Beaver, and on their return, that they were robbed, by a party of the Mandan (Mandan Indians) Indians, who had taken their Traps & furrs from them; 〈and that〉 as they were returning back to the Rick a Ree (Arikara Indians) nation    The owner of the Traps & fur, was one of the french men that we had with us, (Monsier Gravellin (Gravelines, Joseph) )    The two frenchmen returned with us, being in hopes to Recover their Traps & fur from the Indians— We proceeded on, and passed a small River, lying on the South side of the River; which is called Cannon Ball River (Cannonball (Bullet) River) , when we put too, and sent several of our Men out a hunting.   
  • October 18, 1804
  • Journals
  • Whitehouse, Joseph
December 12, 1804 - Clark, William
  • I line my Gloves and have a cap made of the Skin of the Louservia (Lynx) (or wild Cat of the North) the fur near 3 inches long    a Indian Of the Shoe (Hidatsa Indians, Awaxawi) [NB: Maharha (Hidatsa Indians, Awaxawi) or Mocassin (Hidatsa Indians, Awaxawi) ] nation Came with the half of a Cabra ko kâ or Antilope which he killed near the Fort, Great numbers of those animnals are near [NB: so that they do not all return to rock mountain (goat] our fort but the weather is So Cold that we do not think it prudent to turn out to hunt in Such Cold weather, or at least untill our Consts. are prepared to under go this Climate.
  • Reid, 102 n. 34; Burroughs, 92. Kóke is the Mandan (Mandan Indians) word for pronghorn. Probably "constitutions."
  • December 12, 1804
  • Journals
  • Clark, William
January 2, 1805 - Whitehouse, Joseph
  • Wednesday January 2d    This morning we had some Snow, our Men that had remained at the Indian Village last night returned;    About 10 o'Clock A. M. Captain Lewis (Lewis, Meriwether) , and the remainder of our party, that had staid at the Fort, went up to the 2nd Indian Village of the Mandan (Mandan Indians) nation, the party arrived at the Village where they danced, and amused themselves the greater part of the day.—    This pleas'd the Inhabitants of this Village exceedingly.—    In the Evening the party returned to the Fort.— The Mandan (Mandan Indians) Indians in this Second Village had a number of horses, which they keep in their lodges with them, every Cold night during the Winter; they feed the Horses on branches of the Cotton wood trees which is Sweet as well as the bark of the same Tree which they Eat, and subsist on, looking in tolerable good Order Ruptáre (Ruptáre (Rooptahee) village) .
  • January 2, 1805
  • Journals
  • Whitehouse, Joseph
November 20, 1805 - Clark, William
  • Fields (Field, Joseph) & Colter (Colter, John) to hunt Elk & Labich (Labiche, François) to kill some Brant for our brakfast    The Morning Cleared up fare and we proceeded on by the Same rout we went out, at the River we found no Indians.    made a raft & Ruben Fields (Field, Reubin) Crossed and took over a Small Canoe which lay at the Indian Cabin—    This Creek is at this time of high tide 300 yards wide & the marshes for Some distance up the Creek Covered with water.    not an Indian to be Seen near the Creek. I proceeded on to Camp & on my way was over taken by 3 Indians    one gave 〈me〉 us Sturgeon & Wapto roots to eate    I met Several parties on way all of them appeared to know me & was distant, found all well at Camp, maney Indians about one of which had on a robe made of 2 Sea Orter Skins.
  • November 20, 1805
  • Journals
  • Clark, William
April 16, 1806 - Clark, William
  • Clark April 16th 1806 Crossed the river and Sent Drewyer (Drouillard, George) & Goodrich (Goodrich, Silas) to the Skil lute (Watlala Indians) village to envite the Indians to trade horses with us, also sent Frazer (Frazer, Robert) & Shabono (Charbonneau, Toussaint) to the Che-luck-kit-ti-quar (Wishram-Wasco Indians) village for the same purpose    a number of Indians came of both nations and delayed the greater part of the day without tradeing a Single horse    the Great Chief of the Skillutes (Watlala Indians) also came with Drewyer (Drouillard, George) .   
  • April 16, 1806
  • Journals
  • Clark, William
August 16, 1806 - Gass, Patrick
  • There was a fine cool day; and we yet remained here, waiting an answer from the natives. Some of these Indians are very kind and obliging; furnishing us with corn, beans and squashes; but there are others very troublesome, and steal whenever they have an opportunity.
  • The Commanding Officers gave discharges to the man who agreed to return with the hunters up the river, and the interpreter; who intends settling among these Indians, and to whom they gave the blacksmith's tools; supposing they might be useful to the nation.
  • Only Gass (Gass, Patrick) mentions that they gave him the blacksmith's tools, an instance of the Jeffersonian policy of gradually "civilizing" the Indians. The small swivel cannon, which they gave to Le Borgne, or One Eye (Le Borgne (One Eye)) , the Hidatsa (Hidatsa Indians) chief.
  • August 16, 1806
  • Journals
  • Gass, Patrick
March 18, 1806 - Lewis, Meriwether
  • Joseph Fields (Field, Joseph) killed an Elk.— The Indians repeated to us the names of eighteen distinct tribes residing on the S.
  • The coast of Oregon (Oregon) and northern California (California) was the home of peoples speaking a medley of languages of several major language families. The Tillamooks (Tillamook Indians) (Kilamox (Tillamook Indians) ) were of the Salishan family. South of them were Alseas (Alsea Indians) , Yaquinas (Yaquina Indians) , Coos (Coos Indians) , Siuslaws (Siuslaw Indians) , and Umpquas (Umpqua Indians) , speaking languages sometimes grouped into the Penutian phylum.
  • March 18, 1806
  • Journals
  • Lewis, Meriwether
July 2, 1804 - Ordway, John
  • we Set out verry early this morning    passed a High beautiful Situation on the South Side of the river, a Creek Comes in on the North Side called parques or fence Creek or River, we passed a Creek on the South Side called Turquie (Corral (Turkey) Creek) or Turkey Creek (Corral (Turkey) Creek) , we Delayed at 12 o.C. for to put up a Temperary mast as the wind was fair, we passed a prarie on the South Side of the River called the old Village of the Kansars (Kansa Indians) &C.    we passed Several Islands. Several Deer killed this day, we camped on the North Side of the River    Our flanking party did not Join us at night The Kansa (Kansa Indians) , or Kaw (Kansa Indians) , Indians lived in this locale in the 1740s and 1750s.
  • July 2, 1804
  • Journals
  • Ordway, John
August 27, 1804 - Gass, Patrick
  • At 2 we stopped for dinner, and an Indian of the Mahas (Omaha Indians) nation, who lives with the Sioux (Sioux Indians) came to us here, at the mouth of the Sacque river (James (Jacque) River (S.
  • A sergeant with our old Frenchman and another man went with two of the Indians to their camps, and the other went with us in the boat. We encamped on a sand beach on the north side.
  • August 27, 1804
  • Journals
  • Gass, Patrick
March 4, 1805 - Clark, William
  • Came for a horse, and requested in the name of the woman of the princapal of his Department Some Silk of three Colours, which we furnished—.    The Assinniboins (Assiniboine Indians) who visited the Mandans (Mandan Indians) a fiew Days ago returned and attempted to take horses of the Minetarres (Hidatsa Indians) & were fired on by them— The "principal" may have been Charles Chaboillez (Chaboillez, Charles) , in charge of the Company's operations in the Assiniboine (Assiniboine Indians) River.
  • March 4, 1805
  • Journals
  • Clark, William
April 24, 1806 - Gass, Patrick
  • We got six horses at this place, three of which were borrowed from an Indian who was going with his family along with us. We sold our two small canoes; and at noon an Indian who had gone to look for the lost horse returned with him.
  • The natives who were travelling in our party encamped with us. A "Chopunnish (Nez Perce Indians) " (probably Nez Perce (Nez Perce Indians) ), according to the captains.
  • April 24, 1806
  • Journals
  • Gass, Patrick
April 14, 1805 - Clark, William
  • Bear Den (Charbonneau's, Indian) Creek
  • in my walk of this [day] which was through the wooded bottoms and on the hills for several miles back from the river on the S. S. I Saw the remains of two Indian incampments with wide beeten tracks leading to them.    those were no doubt the Camps of the Ossinnaboin (Assiniboine Indians) Indians (a Strong evidence is hoops of Small Kegs were found in the incampments)    no other nation on the river above the Sioux (Sioux Indians) make use of Spiritious licquer, the Ossinniboins (Assiniboine Indians) is said to be pasionately fond of Licquer, and is the principal inducement to their putting themselves to the trouble of Catching the fiew wolves and foxes which they furnish, and recive their [liquor] always in small Kegs.
  • S. the upper of which is the largest and we call Shabonas Creek (Bear Den (Charbonneau's, Indian) Creek) after our interpreter who incamped several weeks on this Creek and is the highest point on the Missouri to which a white man has been previous to this time.
  • April 14, 1805
  • Journals
  • Clark, William

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