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Indian tribes of the upper Missouri by Edwin Thompson Denig., edited by J.N.B. Hewitt
Historical Society of Pennsylvania - Closed Stacks E 77 .I41
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- Format:
- Book
- Government document
- Author/Creator:
- Denig, Edwin Thompson, 1812-1858.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Indians of North America--Missouri River Valley.
- Indians of North America.
- Assiniboine Indians.
- Physical Description:
- pages 377-628 : illustrations, plates 62-80 (including portraits, map) on 10 leaves ; 29 cm
- Contained In:
- Smithsonian Institution. Bureau of American Ethnology. Annual report of the Bureau of American Ethnology to the secretary of the Smithsonian Institution. Washington, D.C. : U.S. Govt. Print. Off., 1930. 46th (1928-1929).
- Place of Publication:
- Washington : G.P.O., 1930.
- Contents:
- The Assiniboin. History
- Geography
- Climate
- Wild animals
- The horse: era of importation
- Pictographs, charts on bark
- Antiquities
- Pipes
- Vessels and implements
- Astronomy and geology
- Future life, Indian paradise
- Arithmetic
- Medicine
- Government
- Indian trade
- Education
- Warfare
- Property
- Territorial rights
- Primogeniture
- Crime
- Prayers
- The moon
- Parental affection
- Religion
- Immortality
- Mythology: legends, tales
- Manners and customs
- Camp life
- Courtship and marriage
- Music
- Longevity
- Hospitality
- Midwifery, childbirth, naming
- Assiniboin personal names
- Children
- Suicide
- Personal behavior
- Scalping
- Oaths
- Smoking
- Fame
- Stoicism
- Taciturnity
- Public speaking
- Travel
- Senses
- Juggling and sorcery
- Strength and endurance
- Spirituous liquors
- Hunting
- Fishing
- War
- Dancing and amusements
- Games
- Racing
- Gambling
- Death and its consequences
- Orphans and the aged
- Lodges
- Canoes
- Mental and ethical advancement
- Medicine, drugs
- Food
- Garments, dresses
- Ornaments
- Paints and dyes
- Tattooing
- Badges of office
- Beard
- Intellectual capacity and character
- Picture writing
- Myth telling
- Fables
- Songs, music
- Present condition and future prospects
- Intermarriage with whites
- Population
- Language
- Bibliography
- Index
- Notes:
- "Extract from the forty-sixth annual report of the Bureau of American Ethnology."
- From the manuscript of an undated report made, probably, about 1854: it "concerned the native tribes of the upper Missouri river, to wit, the Arikara, the Mandan, the Sioux, the Gros Ventres, the Cree, the Crows, the Assiniboin, and the Blackfeet ... although the Assiniboin seem to have been the chief subjects of his observations." cf. p. 377, 379.
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 627-628).
- Local Notes:
- Indian Rights Association Complimentary Collection
- Other Format:
- Online version: Denig, Edwin Thompson, 1812-1858. Indian tribes of the upper Missouri.
- OCLC:
- 19459229
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