By George Bird Grinnell
ISBN: 1582185069
Binding: Trade Paperback
Publisher: Digital Scanning
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George Bird Grinnell was a famed explorer, naturalist and pioneer conservationist. His knowledge of the American West was gained by true-life experiences in ranching, mining and Indian culture. He served as naturalist on many western expeditions, including the Marsh expedition, Ludlow's reconnaissance of Yellowstone in 1875, and the Black Hills expedition led by Custer.
From these excursions, Grinnell became strongly interested in the lifestyles and welfare of Native Americans, especially the Blackfoot, Cheyenne, and Pawnee. He journeyed westward during summers to hunt and explore with the Indians, and to study their rapidly vanishing culture.
This book sets down the Blackfoot religion, philosophy, literature and ethics that were previously passed on from generation to generation by the Blackfoot storytellers, relying on their memory.
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