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Author : Emilie U. Lepthien
Release : 1989-11
Genre : Juvenile Nonfiction
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Book Synopsis The Mandans by : Emilie U. Lepthien
Download or read book The Mandans written by Emilie U. Lepthien. This book was released on 1989-11. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Elizabeth A. Fenn
Release : 2014-03-11
Genre : History
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Book Synopsis Encounters at the Heart of the World by : Elizabeth A. Fenn
Download or read book Encounters at the Heart of the World written by Elizabeth A. Fenn. This book was released on 2014-03-11. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Winner of the 2015 Pulitzer Prize for History Encounters at the Heart of the World concerns the Mandan Indians, iconic Plains people whose teeming, busy towns on the upper Missouri River were for centuries at the center of the North American universe. We know of them mostly because Lewis and Clark spent the winter of 1804-1805 with them, but why don't we know more? Who were they really? In this extraordinary book, Elizabeth A. Fenn retrieves their history by piecing together important new discoveries in archaeology, anthropology, geology, climatology, epidemiology, and nutritional science. Her boldly original interpretation of these diverse research findings offers us a new perspective on early American history, a new interpretation of the American past. By 1500, more than twelve thousand Mandans were established on the northern Plains, and their commercial prowess, agricultural skills, and reputation for hospitality became famous. Recent archaeological discoveries show how these Native American people thrived, and then how they collapsed. The damage wrought by imported diseases like smallpox and the havoc caused by the arrival of horses and steamboats were tragic for the Mandans, yet, as Fenn makes clear, their sense of themselves as a people with distinctive traditions endured. A riveting account of Mandan history, landscapes, and people, Fenn's narrative is enriched and enlivened not only by science and research but by her own encounters at the heart of the world.
Author : Alfred W. Bowers
Release : 2004-01-01
Genre : Social Science
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Book Synopsis Mandan Social and Ceremonial Organization by : Alfred W. Bowers
Download or read book Mandan Social and Ceremonial Organization written by Alfred W. Bowers. This book was released on 2004-01-01. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Generations before the Lewis and Clark Corps of Discovery wintered in the northern Plains, the Mandan Indians farmed along the banks of rivers. The traditional world of the Mandans comes vividly to life in this classic account by anthropologist Alfred W. Bowers. Based on years of research and conversations with Crows Heart and ten other Mandan men and women, Bowers offers an engaging and detailed reconstruction of their way of life in earlier times. Featured here are overviews of how their households function, the makeup of their clan and moiety systems and kinship network, and a valuable look at the entire Mandan life cycle, from birth and naming through adulthood, marriage, and death. Mandan Social and Ceremonial Organization also includes descriptions and analyses of Mandan ceremonies, legends, and religious beliefs, including origin myths, the Okipa Ceremony, sacred bundles, Corn ceremonies, the Eagle-Trapping Ceremony, Catfish-Trapping Ceremony, and the Adoption Pipe Ceremony. Many of these practices and beliefs remain vital and relevant for Mandans today. A comprehensive look at the legacy and traditional roots of present-day Mandan culture, Mandan Social and Ceremonial Organization is a classic ethnography of an enduring North American Native community.
Author : George Francis Will
Release : 1906
Genre : Mandan Indians
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Author : George Catlin
Release : 2021-04-06
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Book Synopsis O-Kee-Pa; A Religious Ceremony; And Other Customs Of The Mandans by : George Catlin
Download or read book O-Kee-Pa; A Religious Ceremony; And Other Customs Of The Mandans written by George Catlin. This book was released on 2021-04-06. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: O-Kee-Pa; A Religious Ceremony; And Other Customs Of The Mandans has been considered by academicians and scholars of great significance and value to literature. This forms a part of the knowledge base for future generations. So that the book is never forgotten we have represented this book in a print format as the same form as it was originally first published. Hence any marks or annotations seen are left intentionally to preserve its true nature.
