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Salt tabooed during puberty rite, 47, 125

Salvador, an Apache, conference with, 7

San Carlos, Apache established at, 8, 9 Apache flee from, 9

San Carlos agency, number of Apache under, 131

San Carlos Apache, native name of, 134

San Carlos reservation, property disputes on, 23

Sand altars. See DRY-PAINTINGS

Sandia, Navaho name for, 138

Sand People, a Jicarilla band, 54

San Felipe, Navaho name for, 138

San Ildefonso, Navaho name for, 138

San Juan, Navaho name for, 138

San Juan river, creation of, in Navaho myth, 90

San Xavier del Bac, mission of, 4

Santa Clara, Navaho name for, 138

Santo Domingo, Navaho name for, 138

Scalp bounty offered, 6

Scalping mentioned in Navaho myth, 107

Scouts, Apache, at Fort Apache, 10

Scratching prohibited during maturity rite, 47, 125

Seed planting in Navaho mythology, 85, 86, 90, 96

Seeds borne by Gánaskĭdĭ, 121 how prepared by Apache, 15 See CORN

Sheep of the Navaho, 73, 74 purchased for Navaho, 83 used in marriage settlement, 126

Shell beads mixed with pollen, 38 beads of the Navaho, 77 ornaments of the Navaho, 136 symbolic of prayer, 34 used as medicine bowl, 117, 120 used in puberty rite, 46, 47 white, in Navaho myth, 84, 91, 92, 97, 101, 103, 104, 108, 115 See YÓLKAI ĔSTSÁN; YÓLKAI NALÍ̆N

Shield of Navaho Sun God, 103

Shirts. See CLOTHING

Shooting Chant of the Navaho, 78 contest in Navaho myth, 107, 108

Shrines of the Apache, 133

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