The Vengeful Wife and Other Blackfoot Stories (Paperback)

The Vengeful Wife and Other Blackfoot Stories by historian Hugh A. Dempsey presents tales from the Blackfoot tribe of the plains of northern Montana and southern Alberta. Drawn from Dempsey's fifty years of interviewing tribal elders and sifting through archives, the stories are about warfare, hunting, ceremonies, sexuality, the supernatural, and captivity, and they reflect the Blackfoot worldview and beliefs. This remarkable compilation of oral history and accounts from government officials, travelers, and fur traders preserves stories dating from the late 1700s to the early 1900s. ""The importance of oral history,"" Dempsey writes, ""is reflected in the fact that the majority of these stories would never have survived had they not been preserved orally from generation to generation.""

General

Imprint:	University of Oklahoma Press
Country of origin:	United States
Release date:	February 2006
First published:	February 2006
Authors:	Hugh A. Dempsey
Dimensions:	229 x 152 x 19mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	304
ISBN-13:	978-0-8061-3771-1
Categories:	Books > Humanities > Religion & beliefs > Myths & mythology Books > Humanities > History > American history > General Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Ethnic studies > Indigenous peoples Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Social institutions > Customs & folklore > Folklore Books > History > American history > General Books > Religion & Spirituality > Myths & mythology
LSN:	0-8061-3771-1
Barcode:	9780806137711

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