12 books found
Get an inside look at the way of life of North America's Native American tribes in the years before large numbers of white pioneers began to arrive. This fascinating account follows the life of Hugh Monroe, an English-Canadian man who married into the Blackfeet tribe and spent the rest of his life living among them -- Google books.
“Land of Nakoda” is a vivid account of the history, legends, customs, crafts, and ceremonies of the Assiniboine Indians of the northern plains. First published in 1942, it was written and illustrated by tribal members who interviewed the Old Ones, the tribal elders, in their native language. Many of the stories predate Lewis and Clark and were passed down through a dynamic oral tradition. Using clear and precise writing, “Land of Nakoda” accurately describes tribal legends, daily life, lodging, food, courtship and marriage, children’s games, buffalo hunting, tools and weapons, religious ceremonies and secret societies, medicine men and spirits, and the coming of the white men. It features 84 original illustrations, and a list of Assiniboine bands, and biographies of the author, the illustrator, and the Old Ones who told the stories.
The story of Sacajawea as told by Rising Wolf, a French Canadian who lived with an Indian tribe.
Partial summary. The fictionalized account of a Blackfoot horse raid on a Kalispel band camped by Flathead Lake. Probably based on a true incident. Running Eagle, a Blackfoot warrior girl, was a member of the war party. The incident would have occured in the 1840's.
Tom and his Indian companions set out from Missouri to collect a valuable sealskin from the Pacific Coast.