Kiowa ethnogeography
By: William C. Meadows.
Edition: 1st ed.
Publisher: University of Texas Press
Published: 2008
Place of publication: Austin
Language: eng
Number of pages: 348
ISBN-13: 9780292718784
Subjects: Kiowa Indians -- Social life and customs; Names, Geographical -- Social aspects -- Great Plains; Cultural property -- Great Plains; Geographical perception -- 978.004/97492; Great Plains -- Social life and customs
Description: Examining the place names, geographical knowledge, and cultural associations of the Kiowa from the earliest recorded sources to the present, Kiowa Ethnogeography is the most indepth study of its kind in the realm of Plains Indian tribal analysis. Linking geography to political and social changes, William Meadows applies a chronological approach that demonstrates a cultural evolution within the Kiowa community.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Native American ethnogeography and research; title: Kiowa physical and cultural geography; title: The Kiowa homeland; title: Black goose's map of the Kiowa, Comanche, and Apache Reservation in Oklahoma Territory; title: Contemporary Kiowa ethnogeography.