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The Indians' book : an offering by the American Indians of Indian lore, musical and narrative, to form a record of the songs and legends of their race / - New York : Bonanza Books : Distributed by Crown, 1987. - xxxvi, 574 pages, [18] pages of plates : illustrations (some color), facsimiles, music, portraits ; 25 cm

Reprint. Originally published: New York : Harper and Bros. Publishers, 1907. "Illustrations from photographs and from original drawings by Indians.

Includes bibliographical references (page 563) and index.

Foreword / Robert J. Schwendinger -- Preface / Hiamovi (High Chief) -- [Letter from Theodore Roosevelt] -- Introduction -- Eastern Indians: Wabanaki -- Plains Indians: Organization of the Plains Indians; The Holy Man or "Medicine Man"; Dakota; Pawnee; Cheyenne; Arapaho; Kiowa -- Lake Indians: Winnebago -- Northwestern Indians: Kwakiutl -- Southwestern Indians: Pima; Apache; Mojave-Apache; Yuma; Navajo -- Pueblo Indians: The Pueblo Indians; Zuni; San Juan; Acoma; Laguna; Hopi -- Appendix: [Interlinear translations].

Consists chiefly of 149 song scores.

ISBN: 0517615398 9780517615393

LCCN: 86009733

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Indians of North America--Folklore.
Indians of North America--Music.
Indians of North America--Songs and music.
Indians of North America.

Index Terms--Genre/Form:
Folklore.
Music.

LC Class. No.: E98.F6 / I46 1987

Dewey Class. No.: 398.2/08997