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The horse and the dog in Hidatsa cultureBook 1924 • Wilson, Gilbert Livingstone
Hidatsa • North America > Plains and Plateau
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...Buffalo Bird Woman's gardenBook 1987 • Waheenee & Wilson, Gilbert Livingstone
Hidatsa • North America > Plains and Plateau
This work documents the agricultural practices and foodways of the Hidatsa as related by Buffalo Bird Woman, who learned from the knowledgeable women of her community to grow and prepare such staples as corn, beans, squash and sunflowers, honing her ...An Hidatsa shrine and the beliefs respecting itBook 1908 • Pepper, George H. (George Hubbard) & Wilson, Gilbert Livingstone
Hidatsa • North America > Plains and Plateau
This study considers aspects of Hidatsa religious life based on a viewing of sacred objects passed down between generations and housed in a contemporary shrine. Informants supplied myths, personal stories, and accounts of ceremonies regarding the ori...