The Crow Indians / Robert H. Lowie ; introduction to the new Bison books edition by Phenocia Bauerle.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Lowie, Robert Harry, 1883-1957.

Contributor:

Bauerle, Phenocia.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Crow Indians.

Indians of North America--Social life and customs.

Indians of North America.

Physical Description:

xxvi, 350 pages : illustrations ; 21 cm

Place of Publication:

Lincoln : University of Nebraska Press, [2004]

Summary:

First published in 1935, "The Crow Indians" offers a concise and accessible introduction to the nineteenth-century world of the Crow Indians. Drawing on interviews with Crow elders in the early twentieth century, Robert H. Lowie showcases many facets of Crow life, including ceremonies, religious beliefs, a rich storytelling tradition, everyday life, the ties of kinship and the practice of war, and the relations between men and women. Lowie also tells of memorable individuals, including Gray-bull, the great visionary Medicine-crow, and Yellow-brow, the gifted storyteller. The Crow nation today is vital and active, creatively blending the old and the new. The way of life recounted in these pages provides insight into both the historical foundation and the enduring, vibrant heart of the Crow people in the twenty-first century.

Contents:

Introduction

Tribal organization

Kinship and affinity

From cradle to grave

The workaday world

Literature

Selected tales

Old woman's grandchild

Twined-tail

Club life

War

Religion

Rites and festivals

The bear song dance

The sacred pipe dance

The tobacco society

The sun dance

World-view.

Notes:

Originally published: New York : Farrar & Rinehart, 1935.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 335-339) and index.

ISBN:

0803280270

OCLC:

53970621