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The bear cult among the Assiniboin and their neighbors of the northern Plainsarticle 1955 • Ewers, John Canfield
Assiniboine • North America > Plains and Plateau
This is a discussion of the Assiniboine Bear Cult, including a description of its dress, paraphernalia, and ceremonies. Bears were animals of great power and healing abilities. Bear Cult members were aggressive in war and helped to doctor the sick. E...The Assiniboin horse medicine cultarticle 1956 • Ewers, John Canfield
Assiniboine • North America > Plains and Plateau
This is an account of the Assiniboine Horse Medicine Cult (see article on Bear Cult, document no. 8.) Ewers discusses its history, leadership, membership, lodge, dances, and associated rituals, taboos, and medicines. He also compares it to the cult o...Assiniboin antelope-horn headdressesarticle 1982 • Ewers, John Canfield
Assiniboine • North America > Plains and Plateau
This is an account of Assiniboine antelope-horn headdress in general and the history of one in particular. The antelope fleet of foot was a challenge to hunt. Assiniboine antelope headdresses were deemed war medicine. Ewers relates the story of one p...William Standing (1904-1951)article 1983 • Ewers, John Canfield
Assiniboine • North America > Plains and Plateau
This is profile of Assiniboine artist, William Standing (1904-1951) who painted scenes from traditional and contemporary Assiniboine life. Titles include: 'Medicine Lodge Dance,' 'Home from the Party,' 'The Student Returns,' 'The Buffalo Trap,' 'W.P....The BlackfeetBook 1958 • Ewers, John Canfield
Blackfoot • North America > Plains and Plateau
This is primarily a general memory ethnography focusing on the Piegan and Blood ca. 1850. Ewers also presents a great deal of historical data from 1700-1950. The ethnographic subjects covered are buffalo hunting, community life, arts and crafts, warf...The horse in Blackfoot Indian culture, with comparative material from other western tribesBook 1955 • Ewers, John Canfield
Blackfoot • North America > Plains and Plateau
The influence of the horse on Plains Indian culture is the subject of this monograph. John Ewers, who was the curator of the Museum of the Plains Indian, did archival research and interviewed elderly informants to gather this data on the horse in pre...Blackfeet craftsBook 1945 • Ewers, John Canfield
Blackfoot • North America > Plains and Plateau
This monograph provides thorough coverage of both traditional and modern Blackfoot techniques of the preparation and sewing of leather skins, painting, quillwork, beadwork, embroidery designs, and some minor crafts such as pipe, utensil, and feather ...