num_pages: 384
description: Examines 35 Indian nations living between 1750 and 1850 in every religion, heritage, tradition, government, family life, social life, crafts, hunting skills and warfare.. Some chapters The origin of the societies and cults --The nature of the warrior societies --Society regalia --The age- graded societies, the Blackfoots as example --The Arikara --The Hidasta --The Mandan --The Arapaho --The Gros Ventre --The non-graded societies, the Sioux as example --The Omaha --The Crow --The Ponca --The Cheyenne --The Assiniboine --The other nations --Dissolution and renewal.
language: English
title: Dog Soldiers, Bear Men and Buffalo Women: A Study of the Societies and Cults of the Plains Indians
titlecomplete: Dog Soldiers, Bear Men and Buffalo Women: A Study of the Societies and Cults of the Plains Indians
genres: History
ratings_count: 33
publisher: Prentice-Hall