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Portraits from the plains
- Title
- Portraits from the plains [by] J.W. Grant MacEwan.
- Author
- MacEwan, Grant, 1902-2000.
- Publication
- Toronto, New York, McGraw-Hill Co. of Canada [1971]
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| Status | Format | Access | Call Number | Item Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Text | Use in library | 1070.6037 | Off-site |
Details
- Description
- 287 pages illustrations, map, portraits; 22 cm
- Summary
- 33 character sketches of Indigenous personalities from past and present.
- Subject
- Genre/Form
- collective biographies.
- Biographies
- Biographies.
- Contents
- 1 Great Indians -- 2 Peguis: The friendly paradox -- 3 Steinhauer: Indian teacher of Indians -- 4 Maski-pitoon: He stands alone -- 5 Pakan: who favoured farming -- 6 A lady warrior: nameless heroine -- 7 Carry the Kettle: Assiniboine centenarian -- 8 Kinistin: an independent saulteaux -- 9 Bull head: the fearsome sarcee -- 10 Crowfoot: man of wisdom -- 11 Piapot: prince of the plains -- 12 Big Bear: the troublemaker -- 13 Poundmaker: noble chief of the Crees -- 14 Sitting Bull: the "terrible Sioux" -- 15 Red Crow: Mekaisto, of the Bloods -- 16 Beardy: Indian mischief-maker -- 17 Sweet Grass: first western conservationist -- 18 Star Blanket: the "immovable pagan" -- 19 Fine Day: the tecumiseh of the Crees -- 20 Bearspaw: Stoney statesman -- 21 White Cap: a good neighbor -- 22 Deerfoot: the Blackfoot runner -- 23 Almight Voice: who triedto stem the tide -- 24 Hector Crawler: superman of the Stonies -- 25 Tom Three Persons: cowboy champion of 1912 -- 26 Shot Both Sides: Forty-three years a chief -- 27 Walking Buffalo: wise man of the Stonies -- 28 Alex Decoteau: athlete extraordinary -- 29 John Callihoo: Indian organizer -- 30 Edward Ahenakew: Scholarly Cree -- 31 James Gladstone: first Indian senator -- 32 Dave Crowchild: for whom the trail was named -- 33 Tailfeathers: Blood artist -- 34 Allen Sapp: by instinct a painter
- ISBN
- 0070929092
- 9780070929098
- 0070774366
- 9780070774360
- LCCN
- 76158645
- OCLC
- ocm00151885
- 151885
- SCSB-580017
- Owning Institutions
- Princeton University Library