Indian legends from the northern Rockies

Clark, Ella E. (Ella Elizabeth) 1896-1984 (Author).

Summary: "Dreams and visions, spirit helpers and supernatural experiences, sacred bundles and religious ceremonies, events in history -- these and other aspects of the lives of the Plateau Indian and of the Plains Indians are revealed in the stories they once told..."--p. 19.

Record details

Physical Description: xxv, 350 p., [16] p. of plates : ill., fold map, ports. ; 23 cm.
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Edition: [1st ed.].
Publisher: Norman, [Oklahoma] : University of Oklahoma Press, [1966].

Content descriptions

Bibliography, etc. Note:

Includes source notes, bibliographic references (p. 332-344), and index.

Formatted Contents Note:

Introduction -- Pronunciation of Indian names -- 1. How these Indians lived -- 2. A Sahaptian tribe: the Nez Percés -- 3. Salishan tribes: the Flatheads, the Kalispels, and the Coeur D'Alenes -- 4. The Kutenais -- 5. Shoshonean tribes: the Shoshonis and the Bannocks -- 6. Algonquian tribes: the Arapahos, the Gros Ventres, and the Blackfeet -- 7. Siouan tribes: the Crows, the Sioux, and the Assinboines.