Blackfoot War Art
Subtitle: Pictographs of the Reservation Period, 1880-2000
Publisher: University of Oklahoma Press
Published: May 30, 2007
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 461
ISBN-13: 9780806138046
Subjects: American - Native American; Native American; American - General; Military - United States; History; Art & Art Instruction; Kainah art; Siksika Indians; Siksika art; Wars; History: World
Description: "War and associated rituals were essential facets of Blackfoot culture, and the war ethic was a powerful unifying force among the tribes. During the reservation years, pictographic representations of warfare played an important role in keeping this spirit alive and in solidifying the social and political organization of the four tribes of the Blackfoot nation -- Siksika, Blood, and North and South Piegan. In this visually stunning survey, L. James Dempsey, a member of the Blood tribe, plumbs the breadth and depth of warrior representational art to show how interrelated these experiences were among the four tribes. He has mined archival resources and museum collections and interviewed many tribal members to provide a uniquely Native perspective on the importance of warrior art in Blackfoot history and culture"--Jacket.