Traditions of the Osage: Stories Collected and Translated by Francis La Flesche
"La Flesche's goal was to let the Osage narrators speak so as to be understood by non-Indian audiences. In that he succeeded, and thanks to Garrick Bailey's editorial work these stories have now been made available."Journal of Folklore Research"A fine contribution to Osage scholarship."Kansas History"Highly recommended."Choice"This valuable collection of Osage verbal art, previously buried in the National Anthropological Archives, has been ably revived, edited, and made available to us through the efforts of Garrick Bailey....It is a real contribution toward recognition of the indigenous oral literatures of the Americas, particularly as it highlights a very rich and complex Osage narrative tradition that has attracted too little attention."Journal of Anthropological Research