Crow Chief always warns the buffalo that hunters are coming, until Falling Star, a savior, comes to camp, tricks Crow Chief, and teaches him that all must share and live like relatives together.
At her death an elderly Plains Indian woman experiences the afterlife believed in by her people, while the surviving family members prepare her body according to their custom.
A biography of Chief Red Cloud, the Lakota leader who successfully forced the United States Army to close the Bozeman Trail, which crossed ancestral lands and endangered hunting grounds and sacred sites. Includes instructions for making an animal sign and a recipe for Sioux Indian Pudding.
Contains a selection of primary source materials that provides insight into various aspects of the lives of the Indians of the Great Plains: covering childhood; education; kinship; daily activities; religion; storytelling; interaction with whites; and other topics.
At her death an elderly Plains Indian woman experiences the afterlife believed in by her people, while the surviving family members prepare her body according to their custom.
Examines the Plains Indians and their struggle to keep their lands with discussion of the Dakota uprising, Little Bighorn, life on the reservation, and more.
Provides information about the political, strategic, tactical, and cultural aspects of the United States Plains Wars; and includes primary source images, maps, and battle plans.