Book
The horse in Blackfoot Indian culture, with comparative material from other western tribes
U. S. Govt. Print. Off. • Washington • Published In 1955 • Pages: xv, 374
By: Ewers, John Canfield.
Abstract
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-reservation Blackfoot culture. A great deal of information is presented including chapters on care, breeding, gear, the use of the horse in such activities as camp movements, hunting, war, trade, recreation, and religion. Comparative data from other Plains cultures is presented. Ewers concludes that '… the influence of the horse permeated and modified to a greater or lesser degree every major aspect of Plains Indian life' (p. 339).
- HRAF PubDate
- 1999
- Region
- North America
- Sub Region
- Plains and Plateau
- Document Type
- Book
- Evaluation
- Creator Types
- Ethnologist
- Government Official
- Document Rating
- 4: Excellent Secondary Data
- 5: Excellent Primary Data
- Analyst
- Marlene Martin ; 1982
- Field Date
- 1941-1951
- Coverage Date
- ca. 1750-1952
- Coverage Place
- northwestern Montana, United States; southern Alberta, Canada
- Notes
- John Canfield Ewers
- Comparative material and information on the horse in Plains culture in general were indexed for Comparative Evidence (171)
- LCCN
- 55060591
- LCSH
- Siksika Indians