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From the Heart of the Crow Country: The Crow Indians' Own Stories

Autor Joseph Medicine Crow Cuvânt înainte de Herman J. Viola
en Limba Engleză Paperback – 31 iul 2000
The world of the Crow Indians comes to life in this extraordinary collection of stories from respected elder and famed storyteller Joseph Medicine Crow. Raised by traditional grandparents, who remembered life before the reservation days, Medicine Crow as a child would listen to stories that his grandfather and other elders told during sweat baths. He also learned about the Indian wars of earlier years from White Man Runs Him, one of Custer's Crow scouts. Medicine Crow became a passionate collector of stories and information about Crow life and history. This volume is a fascinating and informative collection of legends, humorous tales, history, and detailed accounts of life and culture, all told from Crow points of view.
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Specificații

ISBN-13: 9780803282636
ISBN-10: 080328263X
Pagini: 146
Ilustrații: Illus., map
Dimensiuni: 140 x 210 x 10 mm
Greutate: 0.19 kg
Editura: BISON BOOKS
Colecția Bison Books
Locul publicării:United States

Notă biografică

Born in 1913, Joseph Medicine Crow lives in Lodge Grass, Montana, and travels extensively, speaking on the Crows and their culture. Herman J. Viola is the former director of the Smithsonian Institution's National Anthropology Archive and Human Studies Film Archive and is the author of numerous works, most recently Little Bighorn Remembered: The Untold Indian Story of Custer's Last Stand.

Recenzii

"Homespun slices of Crow archaeology, mythic history, and living memory . . . Always rewarding."—Ethnohistory