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The Cheyenne Indians: Their History and Their Ways of Life is a classic ethnography, originally published in 1928, that grew out of George Bird Grinnells long acquaintance with the Cheyennes. In Volume I he wrote about the tribes early history and migrations, customs, domestic life, social organization, hunting, amusements, and government. Volume II looks at its warmaking and warrior societies, healing practices and responses to European diseases, religious beliefs and rituals, and legends and prophecies surrounding the culture hero Sweet Medicine. Included are appendixes on early Cheyenne village sites, the formation of the Quilling Society, and notes on Cheyenne songs.

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title The Cheyenne Indians Vol 2 Their Histories and Ways of Life - photo 1
title:The Cheyenne Indians. Vol. 2, Their Histories and Ways of Life : War, Ceremonies, and Religion
author:Grinnell, George Bird.
publisher:University of Nebraska Press
isbn10 | asin:0803257724
print isbn13:9780803257726
ebook isbn13:9780585346694
language:English
subjectCheyenne Indians.
publication date:1972
lcc:E99.C53G77 1972eb
ddc:970.3
subject:Cheyenne Indians.
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The Cheyenne Indians
Volume Two
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Porcupine as Priest Page iii The Cheyenne Indians Volume Two - photo 2
Porcupine as Priest
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The Cheyenne Indians
Volume Two
Their History and Ways of Life
By
George Bird Grinnell
Photographs by Elizabeth C. Grinnell
and Mrs. J. E. Tuell
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This book is part of a volume set. netLibrary may or may not have all the companion volumes in eBook format.
EDITION STATEMENT
The two-volume Bison Books edition of The Cheyenne Indians is reproduced from the first edition published by Yale University Press in 1923. Volume I includes the preface, a map of the Cheyenne Country, and chapters titled as follows:
Early Cheyenne History
Old-Time Ways
Village Life
Certain Camp Customs
Social Organization
The Boy and the Girl
Woman and Her Place
Women's Societies
Industries
Subsistence and Hunting
Games and Amusements
Tribal Government
ISBN 0-8032-5772-4
Library of Congress Catalog
Card Number 23-17688
First Bison Books printing: October 1972
Most recent printing shown by first digit below:
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Manufactured in the United States of America
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Contents
War and Its Ways
1
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Early Warfare. War Customs and Ceremonies. Various Beliefs. Acts of Bravery. Scalp and Coup. Scalp Dance. Women and War
Warrior Societies
48
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Soldier Organizations. Contraries
Religious Beliefs
87
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Deities. Place of the Dead. Soul or Shade. Cardinal Directions. Natural Phenomena. Water Spirits and Monsters. Ghosts. Animal Beliefs. Prophets or Seers. Amulets and Charms. Tabus
Disease, Healing, Death
126
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Cause of Disease. Treatment, Doctors. Death Customs and Beliefs
Useful Plants
166
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Their Employment as Food, in Medicine and in Industry
Ceremonial
192
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Tabus. Sacrifice. Tanning the Wolf Skin. Tanning the White Buffalo Hide. Contrary Society
Medicine Lodge
211
Massaum Ceremony
285
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Detail of the Ceremony. Interpretations
The Culture Heroes
337
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Culture Heroes of the Two Tribes. The Story of Sweet Medicine
Appendix A
Sites of Early Cheyenne Villages
382
Appendix B
Formation of the Quilling Society
385
Appendix C
Notes on Cheyenne Songs
392
Index
395

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