Book
Blackfeet and buffalo: memories of life among the Indians
University of Oklahoma Press • Norman • Published In 1980 • Pages:
By: Schultz, James Willard.
Abstract
Schultz was a life long participant-observer of Blackfoot Indian life at a time of transition, when traditional hunting and raiding activities were coming to an end due to increasing penetration of White settlers and government into their territory and to the extinction of the buffalo. The book consists of tales and reminiscences of Blackfeet personally known by Schultz, and thus conveys information about tribespeople with the vividness of lived experience. The source is rich in data on traditional hunting and warfare practices, ritual and religious belief. he researcher should note some 'seeming [historical] discrepancies' (pp. x-xi) owing to Schultz's overwhelming sympathy for the existential dilemmas faced by people who were dear to him.
- HRAF PubDate
- 1999
- Region
- North America
- Sub Region
- Plains and Plateau
- Document Type
- Book
- Evaluation
- Creator Type
- Foreign Resident
- Document Rating
- 3: Good, useful data, but not uniformly excellent
- Analyst
- M. A. Marcus ; J. Beierle ; 1982-1983
- Field Date
- 1877-1947
- Coverage Date
- ca. 1850-1900
- Coverage Place
- northwestern Montana, United States; southern Alberta, Canada
- Notes
- by James Willard Schultz (Apikuni); edited with an introduction by by Keith C. Seele
- Includes bibliographical references and index
- LCCN
- 62010762
- LCSH
- Siksika Indians