The Canadian Sioux are descendants of Santees, Yanktonais, and Tetons from the United States who sought refuge in Canada during the 1860s and 1870s. Living today on eight reserves in Manitoba and Saskatchewan, they are the least studied of all the Sioux groups. This book, originally published in 1984, helps fill that gap in the literature and remains relevant even in the twenty-first century. Based on Howard's fieldwork in the 1970s and supplemented by written sources, The Canadian Sioux, Second Edition descriptively reconstructs their traditional culture, many aspects of which are still practiced or remembered by Canadian Sioux although long forgotten by their relatives in the United States. Rich in detail, it presents an abundance of information on topics such as tribal divisions, documented history and traditional history, warfare, economy, social life, philosophy and religion, and ceremonialism. Nearly half the book is devoted to Canadian Sioux religion and describes such ceremonies as the Vision Quest, the Medicine Feast, the Medicine Dance, the Sun Dance, warrior society dances, and the Ghost Dance. This second edition includes previously unpublished images, many of them photographed by Howard, and some of his original drawings.
Product Identifiers
Publisher
University of Nebraska Press
ISBN-13
9780803271760
eBay Product ID (ePID)
208982373
Product Key Features
Book Title
The Canadian Sioux
Author
James H. Howard
Format
Paperback
Language
English
Topic
Religious History, History
Publication Year
2014
Type
Textbook
Number of Pages
226 Pages
Dimensions
Item Height
229mm
Item Width
152mm
Additional Product Features
Title_Author
James H. Howard
Topic Area
Regional History
Series Title
Studies in the Anthropology of North American Indians