People of the buffalo: How the plains Indians lived - Hardcover
Examines the self-sufficient existence of the Indian tribes living on the plains of the United States and Canada.
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by Maria Campbell; illustrated by Douglas Tait and Shannon Twofeathers
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- PublisherJ. J. Douglas
- Publication date1976
- ISBN 10 0888940890
- ISBN 13 9780888940896
- BindingHardcover
- Number of pages47
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People of the Buffalo
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Book Description Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Douglas Tait and Shannon Two Feathers (illustrator). 2'nd Printing. SUBTITLED : ` Huw the Plains Indians Lived '. 47 pages of b/w drawings and words that show the pre-contact lives of prairie First Nations people. Read about : horse travois, Pawnee, Sarsi, elk-hide dress, skin cooking pot, and teepees. Binding tight, colours bright. light general wear. Cover illustration (colour) shows a woman beating a drum with 7 teepees at her knee. Geared to the 9 -14 age group. Light general wear. Quote (p. 19) : ' Marriages between blood relatives, even distant ones, were taboo. However, marriages between relatives by marrage were not frowned upon; in fact, such marriages were common, for if a man married his brother's widow, the children gained ._._._. ." Size: Quarto. Seller Inventory # 008696
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Book Description [0-88894-089-0] 1976. (4to) Very good, no dust jacket. 47pp. Signed by the author. Illustrations. The covers are lightly rubbed and there is a previous owner's inscription on the front endpaper. Illustrations by Douglas Tait & Shannon Twofeathers. Locale: Great Plains. (Indians of North America, Indians of North America). Seller Inventory # 146723
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