Book

My people, the Bloods

Glenbow-Alberta Institute ; Blood Tribal CouncilCalgary • Published In 1979 • Pages:

By: Mountain Horse, Mike.

Abstract
This book, written by Mike Mountain Horse, a Blood Indian, draws on his own personal observations and stories told to him by his father and uncle, Bull Shield, to depict the traditional customs, daily life, war expolits, and legends of his tribe during the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. In addition to biographical information on the author, this document contains data on early childhood, religion, medicine men, ghosts and spirits, personal names and naming, hunting and diet, rest days and holidays (e.g., Christmas), and customs in general.
Subjects
Life history materials
Rest days and holidays
Verbal arts
Sodalities
Warfare
Shamans and psychotherapists
Organized ceremonial
Transmission of skills
culture
Blackfoot
HRAF PubDate
1999
Region
North America
Sub Region
Plains and Plateau
Document Type
Book
Evaluation
Creator Type
Indigenous Person
Document Rating
5: Excellent Primary Data
Analyst
John Beierle ; 1997
Field Date
no date
Coverage Date
ca. 1870s - 1964
Coverage Place
Blood Indians, Alberta, Canada
Notes
Mike Mountain Horse ; with editing and introd. by Hugh A. Dempsey
Published 1979, reprinted 1989
Includes index
LCCN
80460135
LCSH
Siksika Indians