Mountain Spirit: The Sheep Eater Indians of Yellowstone

by Nancy Medaris Stone, Lawrence L. Loendorf, Nancy A. Stone

There is still a pervasive notion that Indians did not inhabit the Yellowstone area. Drawing on the results of ongoing archaeological excavations and extensive ethnographic work among descendant native peoples, Mountain Spirit discusses the many groups that have in fact visited or lived in the area in prehistoric and historic times. In particular, the Shoshone group known as Tukudika, or Sheep Eaters, maintained a rich and abundant way of life closely...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0874808677
• ISBN13: 9780874808674
• Release Date: May 2006
• Publisher: University of Utah Press
• Length: 242 Pages
• Weight: 0.80 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.5" x 9.0"