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From the Heart of the Crow Country: The Crow Indians´ Own Stories
Joseph Medicine Crow
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Description for From the Heart of the Crow Country: The Crow Indians´ Own Stories
Paperback. A collection of stories that aims to bring to life the world of the Crow Indians. It features a collection of legends, tales, history, and detailed accounts of life and culture, told from Crow points of view. Num Pages: 168 pages, 11 photos, map. BIC Classification: 1K; JFSL9. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 204 x 134 x 12. Weight in Grams: 198.
The world of the Crow Indians comes to life in this extraordinary collection of stories from respected elder and famed storyteller Joseph Medicine Crow. Raised by traditional grandparents, who remembered life before the reservation days, Medicine Crow as a child would listen to stories that his grandfather and other elders told during sweat baths. He also learned about the Indian wars of earlier years from White Man Runs Him, one of Custer's Crow scouts. Medicine Crow became a passionate collector of stories and information about Crow life and history. This volume is a fascinating and informative collection of legends, humorous tales, ... Read more
The world of the Crow Indians comes to life in this extraordinary collection of stories from respected elder and famed storyteller Joseph Medicine Crow. Raised by traditional grandparents, who remembered life before the reservation days, Medicine Crow as a child would listen to stories that his grandfather and other elders told during sweat baths. He also learned about the Indian wars of earlier years from White Man Runs Him, one of Custer's Crow scouts. Medicine Crow became a passionate collector of stories and information about Crow life and history. This volume is a fascinating and informative collection of legends, humorous tales, ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
University of Nebraska Press
Condition
New
Number of Pages
146
Place of Publication
Nebraska, United States
ISBN
9780803282636
SKU
V9780803282636
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Ref
99-1
About Joseph Medicine Crow
Born in 1913, Joseph Medicine Crow lives in Lodge Grass, Montana, and travels extensively, speaking on the Crows and their culture. Herman J. Viola is the former director of the Smithsonian Institution's National Anthropology Archive and Human Studies Film Archive and is the author of numerous works, most recently Little Bighorn Remembered: The Untold Indian Story of Custer's Last Stand. ... Read more
Reviews for From the Heart of the Crow Country: The Crow Indians´ Own Stories
"Homespun slices of Crow archaeology, mythic history, and living memory . . . Always rewarding."—Ethnohistory