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The Cheyenne were one of the most important Native American tribes of the Great Plains. Through the course of the nineteenth century they became involved in some of the bloodiest conflicts to occur in the heart of the American continent. They were swift in the adoption of horse culture and quickly became skilled and powerful mounted warriors. Men would gain rank within their society by performing and accumulating various acts of bravery in battle,...
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Civilization of the American Indian volume 46
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"If that is Long Hair, I am the one who killed him," White Bull, the young nephew of Sitting Bull, said when Bad Juice pointed out Custer's body immediately after the Battle of the Little Big Horn. Yet it was Sitting Bull who acquired the notoriety and was paraded in Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show as "the warrior who killed Custer." But this new edition of Stanley Vestal's classic biography of the famous chief emphasizes that "Sitting Bull's fame does...
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Civilization of the American Indian volume 281
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"An updated comprehensive history of the Lakotas, decentralizing war and politics and focusing on cultural understanding. Major historical events are viewed through Lakota sources, such as winter counts, oral histories, letters, and speeches."--
"The Lakȟóta are among the best-known Native American peoples. In popular culture and even many scholarly works, they were once lumped together with others and called the Sioux. This book tells the full...
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Civilization of the American Indian volume 106
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A historical survey of the Indians of the United States, including the Eskimos and Aleuts of Alaska.
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Civilization of the American Indian volume 204
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Biography of Cochise, the most resourceful and most feared Apache chief.
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Civilization of the American Indian volume 148
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The story of the Chippewa Indians in the regions around Lake Superior. Covers their woodland life, the impact of three centuries of European and American societies on their culture and how they have retained their tribal identity.
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Civilization of the American Indian volume 36
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A faithful transcription of the words of Black Elk, the last of the Sioux holy men to know his tribe's religious rites, together with their history and significance.