Book

The horse and the dog in Hidatsa culture

American Museum Press15 (2) • Published In 1924 • Pages: 125-311

By: Wilson, Gilbert Livingstone.

Abstract
Drawing on narratives of informants belonging to the last generation to come of age prior to resettlement on a reservation, this study details both the ancient “dog complex” among the Hidatsa and the quite recently introduced “horse complex” that was still in the process of displacing it. Along with detailed descriptions of equipment and procedures used in animal transportation, boats and river navigation are also covered. Accounts of hunting expeditions feature all three means of travel and campground life.
Subjects
Climate
Annual cycle
Hunting and trapping
Domesticated animals
Applied animal science
Pastoral activities
Diet
Work in skins
Knots and lashings
Dwellings
Division of labor by gender
Travel
Animal transport
Vehicles
Boats
Water transport
Ethnozoology
culture
Hidatsa
Region
North America
Sub Region
Plains and Plateau
Document Type
Book
Evaluation
Creator Type
Anthropologist
Document Rating
4: Excellent Secondary Data
Analyst
Teferi Abate Adem; 2013
Field Date
1906-1918
Coverage Date
1850-1885
Coverage Place
central and western North Dakota, United States
Notes
By Gilbert L. Wilson
Includes bibliographical references
LCCN
24017886
LCSH
Hidatsa Indians--Domestic animals
Dogs--Great Plains
Horses--Great Plains