Mails, Thomas E.
Dog soldiers, bear men, and buffalo women a study of the societies and cults of the Plains Indians. written and illustrated by Thomas E. Mails. - New York : Bonanza Books : Distributed by Crown Publishers, 1985, c1973. - 384 p. ill. ; 32 cm.
Originally published under title: Dog soldiers, bear men, and buffalo women. Includes index.
Bibliography: p. 381.
The origin of the societies and cults --
The nature of the warrior societies --
Society regalia --
The age- graded societies, the Blackfoots as example --
The Arikara --
The Hidasta --
The Mandan --
The Arapaho --
The Gros Ventre --
The non-graded societies, the Sioux as example --
The Omaha --
The Crow --
The Ponca --
The Cheyenne --
The Assiniboine --
The other nations --
Dissolution and renewal.
Describes the religious organizations and the ceremonies that characterized each of the 35 Indian nations.
0517463180
84018553
Indians of North America--Rites and ceremonies.--Great Plains
Secret societies--Great Plains.
E78.G73 / M33 1985
970.48 Mai 15
Dog soldiers, bear men, and buffalo women a study of the societies and cults of the Plains Indians. written and illustrated by Thomas E. Mails. - New York : Bonanza Books : Distributed by Crown Publishers, 1985, c1973. - 384 p. ill. ; 32 cm.
Originally published under title: Dog soldiers, bear men, and buffalo women. Includes index.
Bibliography: p. 381.
The origin of the societies and cults --
The nature of the warrior societies --
Society regalia --
The age- graded societies, the Blackfoots as example --
The Arikara --
The Hidasta --
The Mandan --
The Arapaho --
The Gros Ventre --
The non-graded societies, the Sioux as example --
The Omaha --
The Crow --
The Ponca --
The Cheyenne --
The Assiniboine --
The other nations --
Dissolution and renewal.
Describes the religious organizations and the ceremonies that characterized each of the 35 Indian nations.
0517463180
84018553
Indians of North America--Rites and ceremonies.--Great Plains
Secret societies--Great Plains.
E78.G73 / M33 1985
970.48 Mai 15