book chapter
Pawnee, Blackfoot and Cheyenne: history and folklore of the Plains
Charles Scribner's Sons • New York • Published In 1961 • Pages:
By: Grinnell, George Bird.
Abstract
The author has presented in this document a cross-sectional view of three different aspects of Pawnee ethnography, namely that of the summer buffalo hunt in which the author himself was an active participant, the organization of the Pawnees as scouts for the U.S. Army and the role that they played in the Indian wars of the latter part of the 19th century, and finally examples of Pawnee literature and mythology as reflected in their hero stories and folk tales. The author, a natural scientist in the American West, first met the Pawnee in 1870 while on a geological expedition with Professor Othniel C. Marsh of Yale University.
- HRAF PubDate
- 1998
- Region
- North America
- Sub Region
- Plains and Plateau
- Document Type
- book chapter
- Evaluation
- Creator Type
- Natural Scientist
- Document Rating
- 5: Excellent Primary Data
- Analyst
- John Beierle ; 1962
- Field Date
- 1870-1885
- Coverage Date
- ca. 1840s-1885
- Coverage Place
- Nebraska, United States
- Notes
- George Bird Grinnell
- The section dealing with Frank North and his Pawnee scouts has been indexed for International Relations (648), since this type of military organization was not indigenous to the Pawnees, but instead a convenient military division imposed upon them by the U.S. Army.
- Only pp. i-iii, 12-80, dealing with the Pawnee, are included
- LCCN
- 61007217
- LCSH
- Pawnee Indians