The stories in this unusual collection come from the twelve tribes of Indians that, in historic times, have lived in the present states of Idaho, Montana, and Wyoming.
Mythology is related to history in this volume, which belongs in any library or home where instruction is intended to delight..
The simplicity of style characterizing the narrations is truly reflective of their origins in oral literature.
These are the stories which used to be told around winter fires for the entertainment and instruction of the Indian family.
Because the Sioux frequently came into Montana and Wyoming to make war and to hunt buffalo, two of their landscape Legends are included.
Although attention is focused on Idaho, Montana, and Wyoming, the factual introductions to the various sections cover a larger--from the Cascade Range of western Washington and Oregon almost to the Mississippi River.
The sections of the book are arranged to represent Indians of six linguistic groups: Nez Perc s
Flatheads, Kalispels (or Pend d\'Oreilles), and Coeur d\'Al nes(Skitswish)
Kutenais
Shoshonis and Bannocks
Arapahoes, Gros Ventres, and Blackfeet; and Crows and Assiniboines.
They include myths, legends, personal narratives, and historical traditions preserved by highly respected storytellers, and reveal much about the lives and beliefs of the early Indians.
The stories in this unusual collection come from the twelve tribes of Indians that, in historic times, have lived in the present states of Idaho, Montana, and Wyoming
