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Twenty-five or more real Blackfeet Indian folklore stories have been gathered by Mr. Grinnell during his years of intimate study and knowledge of the Native Americans, and are here related as simply and as graphically as the Native Americans themselves told them. "The Blackfeet... Read Full Overview

Blackfeet cultural stories written down in the early 1900s by a famous conservationist and ethnologist.

Grandfathers have told these stories to their grandchildren for generations. Here, one of the most famous ethnographers of the late 19th century has written them down and published his collection. George Bird Grinnell was an American anthropologist, historian, naturalist, and... Read Full Overview

This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.

This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely... Read Full Overview

Reproduction of the original: Blackfeet Indian Stories by George Bird Grinnell

Grandfathers have told these stories to their grandchildren for generations. Here, one of the most famous ethnographers of the late 19th century has written them down and published his collection. The cover displays the N.C. Wyeth painting Spring.

""Blackfeet Indian Stories"" is a collection of traditional tales, legends, and myths of the Blackfeet tribe, as recorded by George Bird Grinnell, a noted ethnographer and historian of Native American culture. The book includes stories about the creation of the world, the origins... Read Full Overview

Reproduction of the original: Blackfeet Indian Stories by George Bird Grinnell

This is a compilation of oral legends passed down among the Blackfeet tribe. From the intro: "Those who wish to know something about how the people lived who told these stories will find their ways of life described in the last chapter of this book. The Blackfeet were hunters,... Read Full Overview

Blackfeet Indian Stories is a collection of traditional tales and legends of the Blackfeet tribe, as recorded and translated by George Bird Grinnell, an American anthropologist and historian. The book is divided into several sections, each containing stories that explore different... Read Full Overview