Generations before the Lewis and Clark Corps of Discovery wintered
in the northern Plains, the Mandan Indians farmed along the banks
of rivers. The traditional world of the Mandans comes vividly to
life in this classic account by anthropologist Alfred W. Bowers.
Based on years of research and conversations with Crows Heart and
ten other Mandan men and women, Bowers offers an engaging and
detailed reconstruction of their way of life in earlier times.
Featured here are overviews of how their households function, the
makeup of their clan and moiety systems and kinship network, and a
valuable look at the entire Mandan life cycle, from birth and
naming through adulthood, marriage, and death.
"Mandan Social and Ceremonial Organization" also includes
descriptions and analyses of Mandan ceremonies, legends, and
religious beliefs, including origin myths, the Okipa Ceremony,
sacred bundles, Corn ceremonies, the Eagle-Trapping Ceremony,
Catfish-Trapping Ceremony, and the Adoption Pipe Ceremony. Many of
these practices and beliefs remain vital and relevant for Mandans
today. A comprehensive look at the legacy and traditional roots of
present-day Mandan culture, "Mandan Social and Ceremonial
Organization" is a classic ethnography of an enduring North
American Native community.
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