Between the floods : a history of the Arikaras / Mark van de Logt.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Van de Logt, Mark, 1968- author.

Series:

Civilization of the American Indian series ; v. 282.

The civilization of the American Indian ; volume 282

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Arikara Indians--North Dakota--History.

Arikara Indians.

Arikara mythology.

North Dakota.

Genre:

History.

Physical Description:

xviii, 365 pages : illustrations (black and white), maps ; 24 cm

Place of Publication:

Norman : University of Oklahoma Press, [2023]

Summary:

"A history of the Arikara people from the time of their traditional origin, a great flood, to the flooding of their lands by the Garrison Dam in the 1950s"-- Provided by publisher.

"The creation story of the Sahniš, or Arikara, people begins with a terrible flood, sent by the Great Chief Above to renew the world. Many generations later, another devastating flood nearly destroyed the Arikaras when the newly built Garrison Dam swamped the fertile land of the Fort Berthold Reservation in North Dakota. 'Between the Floods' tells the story of this powerful Great Plains nation from its mythic origins to the modern era, tracing the path of the Arikaras through the oral traditions and oral histories that preserve and illuminate their past. The Arikaras, like their Hidatsa and Mandan neighbors on the northern plains, lived as both farmers and hunter-gatherers, growing corn and hunting buffalo. Pressure on their villages from other nations, including the Lakhotas, forced displacements and relocations, and once Euro-Americans entered their domain -- French fur-traders, the Spanish, and especially Americans after Lewis and Clark -- the Arikaras' strategic location on the Missouri River became both an asset and a liability. 'Between the Floods' follows this resilient semi-sedentary people in their migration and settlement as they confront the challenges of white incursions, tribal conflicts, foreign diseases, the slave trade, and the introduction of horses and metal tools. In the Arikaras' oral traditions and histories, Mark van de Logt finds a key to their distant past as well as the cultural underpinnings of their resilience and persistence, as faith in their great prophet, Mother Corn, guides them and inspires hope for the future. Enhanced with the insights of archaeology, linguistics, and anthropology, and illustrated with Native maps and ledger art, as well as historic photographs and drawings, 'Between the Floods' brings unprecedented depth, detail, and authenticity to its picture of the Arikaras in the fullness and living presence of their history." -- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Introduction : Oral traditions and Arikara history

The First Flood and Arikara origins

Mother Corn and the formation of Arikara culture

Microbial and foreign invasions, 1500-1700

Strangers, smallpox, and Sioux, 1700-1781

Bitter years : The 1781 Smallpox Epidemic and its consequences

Meeting the Long Knives, 1800-1823

The Fur Trade Era, 1824-1864

Military alliance with the United States, 1864-1881

Defending Arikara land and culture, 1864-1900

Cultural revival, 1900-1934

The Second Flood : Betrayal of the Arikara Nation, 1934-1953

After the Flood

Afterword : Looking toward the future with one eye on the past.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Other Format:

Online version: Van de Logt, Mark, 1968- Between the floods.

ISBN:

9780806191737

0806191732

OCLC:

1336957023