THE INDIAN TIPI - Softcover

Laubin, Reginald

Softcover

ISBN 10: 034530425X ISBN 13: 9780345304254

Publisher: Ballantine Books, 1981

Synopsis

In these journals, Colonel Richard Irving Dodge, a well-known chronicler of western history and an authority on Plains Indians, provides an important account of conditions in Indian Territory from 1878 to 1880, a period of rapid transition.The Cheyenne-Arapaho reservation in present-day western Oklahoma was the center of Dodge’s activity. His writings offer a firsthand record of the 1878 retreat of the Northern Cheyenne, the conditions endured by Indians who remained on the reservation, and the jurisdictional conflicts between Army personnel and representatives of the Office of Indian Affairs.These journals also provide insight into Dodge’s character, with reports of his official duties as a military man and of several landmark events in his family life. Extensive commentaries and notes by Wayne R. Kime provide further detail, including a history of Cantonment North Fork Canadian River, a six-company post Dodge established and commanded in the region.

About this title

About the Author:

Reginald and Gladys Laubin, his late wife, have devoted their personal and professional lives to the preservation and interpretation of American Indian dance and culture. They are recognized authorities on and performers of Indian dances and ceremonies. In 1972 for their contribution to dance they were presented the Capezio Dance Award, the first ethnic dancers to be honored with this highest award of the dance world. They were presented the Catlin Peace Pipe Award by Red Dawn, Sioux. They are the authors of The Indian Tipi: Its history, Construction, and Use and American Indian Archery, both published by the University of Oklahoma Press.

Synopsis:

Paper reprint of the 1977 second edition. The definitive work. Treats materials and construction to ceremonies, uses, transportation. Annotation copyright Book News, Inc. Portland, Or.

About this edition

• Publisher: Ballantine Books
• Publication date: 1981
• ISBN 10: 034530425X
• ISBN 13: 9780345304254
• Binding: Mass Market Paperback