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A song for the horse nation : horses in Native American cultures

Title: A song for the horse nation : horses in Native American cultures / National Museum of the American Indian ; edited by George P. Horse Capture and Emil Her Many Horses with additional essays by Herman J. Viola and Linda R. Martin.
Publication: Golden, Colo. : Fulcrum Pub., ©2006.

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Description

96 pages : illustrations (some color); 21 cm

Summary

Presents an illustrated examination of the role of horses in Native American culture and history, providing information on the depiction of horses in tribal clothing, tools, and other objects.

Subject

Genre/Form

History

Language (note)

Includes some text in Sioux.

Contents

Foreword: W. Richard West, Jr. -- Introduction: Freedom, bravery, and generosity: Native Americans and the horse / Herman J. Viola -- Remembering Lakota ways / Emil Her Many Horses -- Typecast Indians / Linda R. Martin -- Horse trappings and ornament -- Horse equipment / George P. Horse Capture -- Horse society / Frances Densmore -- Horse images in everyday life -- Art of capturing horses: Joe Medicine Crow counts coup during World War II / Herman J. Viola -- Old buffalo's war narrative / as told to Frances Densmore -- "I would steal horses" / Sherman Alexie -- "Affinity: Mustang" / Linda Hogan -- " Blue horses rush in" / Luci Tapahonso.

ISBN

1555911129
9781555911126

LCCN

2005030109
9781555911126

OCLC

ocm62109979
62109979
SCSB-1438626

Owning Institutions

Princeton University Library