John C. Ewers (Book order)

John C. Ewers Book order

John Canfield Ewers was an American ethnologist and museum curator, renowned for his studies on the art and history of the American Plains Indians. He was recognized as one of his country's foremost interpreters of American Indian culture. His work delved into the rich artistic traditions and historical narratives of these communities, offering profound insights.

The Horse in Blackfoot Indian Culture

With Comparative Material from Other Western Tribes

412 pages
15 hours of reading

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Much of the factual information on which this study is based was supplied by elderly, fullblood Piegan and Blood Indian informants, whose knowledge of the functions of horses in the late years of buffalo days was solidly grounded in personal experiences. These old people really loved horses and enjoyed talking about them. They were uniformly cooperative and interested in getting the record straight.