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The Arapahoes, Our People (Paperback)
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The Arapahoes, Our People (Paperback)
Series: The Civilization of the American Indian Series
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The Arapahoes, who simultaneously occupy the three major divisions
of the Great Plains, are typical but the least known of the Plains
tribes. Overshadowed by their more hostile allies, the Sioux and
Cheyennes, they have been neglected by historians.This book traces
their history from prehistoric times in Minnesota and Canada to the
turn of the century in Wyoming, Montana, and Oklahoma, when their
cultural history ended and adjustment to the white man's way began.
It covers their way of life, dealings with traders, treaties,
battles, division into branches, and reservation life. There are
detailed accounts of the Ghost Dance and peyote cult. A study of
the two branches-Southern and Northern-is a dramatic lesson in the
effects of acculturation. Forced to accept the white man's way, the
Southern people, after losing their ceremonials and tribal lands in
Oklahoma, have gradually resigned themselves to the alien culture.
The Northern Arapahoes on the Wind River Reservation in Wyoming,
however, still cling to their original traditions. They tell their
time-honored tales, pour out their souls in music, and dance to
their drums much as they did in pre-reservation days-although they
dress in the manner of the white man and abide by his regulations.
Flat-Pipe, the sacred palladium, said to have come to ""our
people"" when the world began, stays in their safe-keeping, and
they honor it in occasional ceremony. The Pipe is the unifying
symbol of the two branches of the tribe.
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