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Myths and traditions of the Crow Indians / by Robert H. Lowie ; introduction to the Bison book edition by Peter Nabokov.

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  • ISBN: 0-8032-7944-2
  • Physical Description: xxviii, 308 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm.
  • Publisher: Lincoln : University of Nebraska Press, ©1993.

Content descriptions

General Note:
"A Bison book."
Originally published: New York : American Museum of Natural History, 1918, in series: Anthropological papers of the American Museum of Natural History ; v. 25, pt. 1.
Bibliography, etc. Note:
Includes bibliographical references.
Formatted Contents Note:
Old-Man-Coyote Cycle. The Origin of the Earth and Man. Old-Man-Coyote and Cir[alpha]p[epsilon]. Day and Night. Red-Woman and Old-Man-Coyote's Wife. The Origin of the Joking-Relationship. Old-Man-Coyote's Visit to the Crow Indians. Old-Man-Coyote and the Whirlwind. The Hoodwinked Birds. Old-Man-Coyote and Porcupine. Old-Man-Coyote and Rabbit. Old-Man-Coyote Tries to Fly. The Bungling Host. Old-Man-Coyote and his Daughters. Old-Man-Coyote and the Mouse. Old-Man-Coyote and the Berrying Girls. Old-Man-Coyote and the Box-Elder. Old-Man-Coyote as the False Suitor. Old-Man-Coyote, the Turnip, and the Beavers. Old-Man-Coyote and his Mother-in-law -- Hero Tales. Old-Woman's-Grandchild. Lodge-Boy and Thrown-Away. The Orphan's Contest with the Sun. Yellow-Dog and the Morningstar. Corn-Silk and Her Son. The Buffalo-Wife. The Woman who married Worms-in-his-face. Red-Woman and Flint-like-young-man. Camp-Boy. The Reformed Idler. Red-Hair's Hair. The Thunderbirds. The Son-in-law's Tests -- Tales of Supernatural Patrons. Burnt-Face. A Visit to the Sun. The Crow who went to the Birds' Country. The Bulls' Ward. The Dwarf's Ward. Dwarf Tracks. The Tyrant and the Poor Young Man. One-eye. Raven-face. The Poor Couple befriended by the Moon. The Compassionate Brother-in-law. The Spurned Lover. Huarawic. The Gambler befriended by Birds. The Eagle-catcher -- Miscellaneous Tales. Red-woman. The Bear-woman. The Dipper. Splinter-foot. Sharpened-leg. The Snake-Man. The Giants and their Buffalo. The Offended Turtle. The Deserted Children. The Wolf and the Dog. Mentula loquens. Black-elk. The Shaman who looked for the Drowned Crow. The Woman-Snatcher. The Wicked Brother-in-law. The Faithful Mistress. The Man who rescued his Brother-in-law. The Sweater, the Sun-worshiper, the Feastgiver, and the Faster. The Skeptical Husband. Cunning-Man. The Woman who escaped from the Enemy. Adventures with Buffalo -- Historical Traditions. The Separation of the Crow and Hidatsa. Origin of the Uwutace Clan. How the Sioux and Crow made Peace. The Peace Between the Nez Perce and the Hidatsa. The Flathead adopted by Hidatsa. Little-head and Bull-snake. The Crow and the Shoshoni Shamans. Holds-the-tail's Sun Dance. The Hidatsa Warrior feared by the Sioux. Big-iron. Batcos-anapua. Spotted-rabbit.
Subject:
Crow Indians > Folklore.
Crow mythology.
Crow > Folklore.
Crow Indians.
Crow mythology.
Crow.
Genre:
Folklore.

Available copies

  • 2 of 2 copies available at Northwest Indian College.

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  • 0 current holds with 2 total copies.
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Location Call Number / Copy Notes Barcode Shelving Location Status Due Date
Lummi Library E 99 .C92 L92 1993 100000927 Stacks Available -
Lummi Library INDIAN # 291 275490 Deloria Collection Available -

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