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Walks on the ground : a tribal history of the Ponca nation / Louis V. Headman ; foreword by Sean O'Neill.
Penn Museum Library E99.P7 H43 2020
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Headman, Louis, author.
- O'Neill, Sean, 1969- author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Ponca Indians--History.
- Ponca Indians.
- History.
- Genre:
- History.
- Physical Description:
- xxxii, 517 pages ; 24 cm
- Place of Publication:
- Lincoln : University of Nebraska Press, [2020]
- Summary:
- "Walks on the Ground is a record of Ponca elder Louis V. Headman's personal study of the Southern Ponca people, spanning seven decades"-- Provided by publisher.
- Contents:
- Introduction
- 1. Beginnings
- 2. Niobrara
- 3. Trade Agreements, Indian Treaties, and Indian Removal
- 4. Chief Standing Bear
- 5. Indian Territory
- 6. The Selection of Ponca Chiefs
- 7. The Ponca Reservation in Oklahoma
- 8. Ethnography
- 9. The Ponca Give Away
- 10. The Old Ponca Heđúška
- 11. New Hedúškà Dance Paraphernalia
- 12. The Ponca Singers
- 13. Ponca Heđúška Songs
- 14. Family Structure and Kinship System
- 15. Marriage and Property
- 16. Clans of the Ponca
- 17. Ponca Names
- 18. Toys, Games, and Sports
- 19. Arts and Crafts
- 20. The Ponca Native American Church
- 21. The Christian Church in the Ponca Community
- 22. The Spirit World
- 23. The Funeral Rites
- 24. Ancient Ponca Burials and Practices
- 25. Ponca Medicine
- 26. Journey to the School House
- 27. Into The School House
- 28. Warriors of the Ponca
- 29. Political Governance
- Afterword.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- ISBN:
- 9781496212801
- 1496212800
- OCLC:
- 1089964407
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