The Cheyenne Indians, Volume 1
History and Society
Format:Paperback
Publisher:University of Nebraska Press
Published:1st Oct '72
Currently unavailable, and unfortunately no date known when it will be back
The Cheyenne Indians: Their History and Their Ways of Life is a classic ethnography, originally published in 1928, that grew out of George Bird Grinnell's long acquaintance with the Cheyennes. Volume I looks at the tribe's early history and migrations, customs, domestic life, social organization, hunting, amusements, and government. In a second volume, Grinnell would consider its warmaking and warrior societies, healing practices and responses to European diseases, religious beliefs and rituals, and legends and prophecies surrounding the culture hero Sweet Medicine.
The value of such a work as Mr. Grinnell has produced can hardly be overstated."—New York Times
"Grinnell was an entertaining and able writer . . . in this case he was also a scientific reporter of ways of life that he supposed would soon be forever lost."—Westerners Brand Book
"A marvelous source book for customs, lore, history, personalities, and manner of speech of this tribe."—Roundup
"Drawing upon the thoughts and actions of individual Cheyennes, Grinnell manages to reconstruct a highly readable account of their culture."—Journal of the American Academy of Religion
- Winner of Midwest Book Award (MIPA) (Culture) 2008
- Commended for Benjamin Franklin Award (Interior Design-3+ Color) 2009
- Short-listed for Midwest Book Award (MIPA) (Interior Book Design) 2008
ISBN: 9780803257719
Dimensions: unknown
Weight: 567g
406 pages