BRIEF CONTENTS

 

 

 

 

PREFACE

  1 THE GREAT PLAINS

  2 PLAINS PREHISTORY

  3 BISON, HORSE, AND HOE

  4 TRIBAL ORGANIZATION

  5 FAMILY AND SOCIAL LIFE

  6 MATERIAL CULTURE AND DECORATIVE ARTS

  7 MUSIC AND DANCE

  8 ORAL TRADITIONS

  9 RELIGIOUS FUNDAMENTALS

10 GROUP RITUALS

11 EXTERNAL RELATIONS

12 LIFE THROUGH THE TWENTIETH CENTURY

13 CONTEMPORARY PLAINS INDIAN LIFE