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Indians of the Southwest

Literature & Fiction

Dorsey, George A.

Literary

Ams Pr Inc

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The Mythology of the Wichita

History

Wentworth Press

The following traditions are the result of independent research among the Arapaho by George A. Dorsey and Alfred L. Kroeber. The traditions which are followed by the letter Dwere obtained by the former in behalf of the Field Columbian Museum among theS outhern Arapaho ofO klahoma; those followed by the letter Kwere collected by the latter among theS outhern Arapaho ofO klahoma and theN orthern Arapaho of Wyoming, for the American Museum of Natural History as part of theM rs. Morris K. Jesup Expedition. Each author is entirely responsible for his own material including abstracts and notes. The greater part of the material recorded by both authors was obtained through Cleaver Warden, a full-blood. Certain traditions forming part of the research of the senior author among the Arapaho have been incorporated in a paper devoted to theS un-dance. The contribution of the junior author was originally intended to be issued asP art II. ofT he Arapaho in Vol. XVIII. of theB ulletin of the American Museum of Natural History.(Typographical errors above are due to OCR software and don't occur in the book.)About the Publisher Forgotten Books is a publisher of historical writings, such as: Philosophy, Classics, Science, Religion, History, Folklore and Mythology.Forgotten Books' Classic Reprint Series utilizes the latest technology to regenerate facsimiles of historically important writings. Careful attention has been made to accurately preserve the original format of each page whilst digitally enhancing the aged text. Read books online for free at www.forgottenbooks.org

Traditions of the Arapaho (Chicago Field Museum of Natural History Fieldiana Anthropology Series, Volume 5)

Kroeber, A.L.

Americas

Kraus Intl Pubns

Traditions Of The Arapaho. Collected Under The Auspices Of The Field Colombian Museum And Of The American Museum Of Natural History

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Kroeber, Alfred. L.

Kessinger Publishing

The Mythology Of The Wichita

Indians Of The Southwest

Biographies & Memoirs

Community & Culture

Traditions of the Caddo: Collected Under the Auspices of the Carnegie Institution of Washington

Traditions Of The Caddo: Collected Under The Auspices Of The Carnegie Institution Of Washington

Hernando de Soto encountered the Caddos in the sixteenth century, and survivors of Sieur de La Salle's last voyage in the late seventeenth century gave the first full description of them. By 1903, when George A. Dorsey was investigating their customs and beliefs, the Caddos, numbering 530, were living on a reservation in Oklahoma. The Caddoan tribes, found along the Red River and its tributaries in present-day Louisiana and Arkansas, practiced agriculture long before they hunted buffalo. The tales collected for this book, first published in 1905, reflect the women's horticultural practices (supplemented by the men's hunting), village life distinguished by conical grass lodges, family and social relationships, connection to nature, and ceremonies. The tales vibrate with earthly and unearthly forces: Snake-Woman, who distributes seeds; Coyote, who regulates life after death; the Effeminate Man, who brings strife to the tribe; Coward, son of the Moon; the Man and the Dog who become Stars; the Old Woman who kept all the pecans; Splinter-Foot Boy and Medicine-Screech-Owl; water monsters; animal-people; and cannibals.

Traditions of the Caddo (Sources of American Indian Oral Literature)

Politics & Social Sciences

Social Sciences

University Of Nebraska Press

The Pawnee Mythology, originally published in 1906, preserves 148 tales of the Pawnee Indians, who farmed and hunted and lived in earth-covered lodges along the Platte River in Nebraska. The stories, collected from surviving members of four bands—Skidi, Pitahauirat, Kitkehahki, and Chaui—were generally told during intermissions of sacred ceremonies. Many were accompanied by music. George A. Dorsey recorded these Pawnee myths early in the twentieth century after the tribe’s traumatic removal from their ancestral homeland to Oklahoma. He included stories of instruction concerning supernatural beings, the importance of revering such gifts as the buffalo and corn, and the results of violating nature. Hero tales, forming another group, usually centered on a poor boy who overcame all odds to benefit the tribe. Other tales invited good fortune, recognized wonderful beings like the witch women and spider women, and explained the origin of medicine powers. Coyote tales were meant to amuse while teaching ethics.

The Pawnee Mythology (Sources of American Indian Oral Literature)

Religion & Spirituality

Bison Books

Anthropologists George A. Dorsey and Alfred L. Kroeber joined forces to record and preserve the rich cultural traditions of the Arapaho Indians, long split into two bands. Dorsey had done fieldwork with the Southern Arapaho after they moved from Colorado to Oklahoma and would soon be known for his study of their Sun Dance. Kroeber had visited the Northern Arapaho, who were still living in Wyoming. Traditions of the Arapaho, first published in 1903, is the result of their collaboration. This collection of tales bears witness to the religious feeling, imagination, and humor of the Arapaho. Beginning with creation myths, Dorsey and Kroeber offer stories about Found-in-Grass, Blood-Clot-Boy, Badger-Woman, Blue-Feather, White Dog, the Rolling Stone, Porcupine, and the Woman Who Climbed to the Sky. Entities marvelous and mundane—water monsters, speckled horses, dancing ducks, cannibalistic dwarves—populate these vibrant tales, where spirit permeates everything, and everything has meaning.

Traditions of the Arapaho (Sources of American Indian Oral Literature)

Kroeber, Alfred

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