From the Heart of the Crow Country: The Crow Indians' Own Stories - Softcover

Medicine Crow, Joseph

Softcover

ISBN 10: 080328263X ISBN 13: 9780803282636

Publisher: Bison Books, 2000

Synopsis

The world of the Crow Indians comes to life in this extraordinary collection of stories from respected elder and famed storyteller Joseph Medicine Crow. Raised by traditional grandparents, who remembered life before the reservation days, Medicine Crow as a child would listen to stories that his grandfather and other elders told during sweat baths. He also learned about the Indian wars of earlier years from White Man Runs Him, one of Custer's Crow scouts. Medicine Crow became a passionate collector of stories and information about Crow life and history. This volume is a fascinating and informative collection of legends, humorous tales, history, and detailed accounts of life and culture, all told from Crow points of view.

About this title

From the Inside Flap:

pected elder of the Crow tribe draws on stories he has collected throughout his lifetime to offer a unique glimpse of American Indian culture as Indians themselves know it. "No one who hungers to understand what America lost when it destroyed the Plains Indian cultures should miss this exciting little book."--Tony Hillerman.
From the Trade Paperback edition.

About the Author:

Born in 1913, Joseph Medicine Crow lives in Lodge Grass, Montana, and travels extensively, speaking on the Crows and their culture.

Herman J. Viola is the former director of the Smithsonian Institution's National Anthropology Archive and Human Studies Film Archive and is the author of numerous works, most recently Little Bighorn Remembered: The Untold Indian Story of Custer's Last Stand.

About this edition

• Publisher: Bison Books
• Publication date: 2000
• ISBN 10: 080328263X
• ISBN 13: 9780803282636
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 146