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The Indians' book : an offering by the American Indians of Indian lore, musical and narrative, to form a record of the songs and legends of their race /

Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextPublication details: New York : Bonanza Books : Distributed by Crown, 1987.Description: xxxvi, 574 pages, [18] pages of plates : illustrations (some color), facsimiles, music, portraits ; 25 cmISBN:
  • 0517615398
  • 9780517615393
Subject(s): Genre/Form: DDC classification:
  • 398.2/08997 19
LOC classification:
  • E98.F6 I46 1987
Contents:
Foreword / Robert J. Schwendinger -- Preface / Hiamovi (High Chief) -- [Letter from Theodore Roosevelt] -- Introduction -- Eastern Indians: Wabanaki -- Plains Indians: Organization of the Plains Indians; The Holy Man or "Medicine Man"; Dakota; Pawnee; Cheyenne; Arapaho; Kiowa -- Lake Indians: Winnebago -- Northwestern Indians: Kwakiutl -- Southwestern Indians: Pima; Apache; Mojave-Apache; Yuma; Navajo -- Pueblo Indians: The Pueblo Indians; Zuni; San Juan; Acoma; Laguna; Hopi -- Appendix: [Interlinear translations].
Summary: Consists chiefly of 149 song scores.

Reprint. Originally published: New York : Harper and Bros. Publishers, 1907.

"Illustrations from photographs and from original drawings by Indians.

Includes bibliographical references (page 563) and index.

Foreword / Robert J. Schwendinger -- Preface / Hiamovi (High Chief) -- [Letter from Theodore Roosevelt] -- Introduction -- Eastern Indians: Wabanaki -- Plains Indians: Organization of the Plains Indians; The Holy Man or "Medicine Man"; Dakota; Pawnee; Cheyenne; Arapaho; Kiowa -- Lake Indians: Winnebago -- Northwestern Indians: Kwakiutl -- Southwestern Indians: Pima; Apache; Mojave-Apache; Yuma; Navajo -- Pueblo Indians: The Pueblo Indians; Zuni; San Juan; Acoma; Laguna; Hopi -- Appendix: [Interlinear translations].

Consists chiefly of 149 song scores.

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