Dallas Public Library

People before the park, the Kootenai and Blackfeet before Glacier National Park, Sally Thompson ; Kootenai Culture Committee ; Pikunni Traditional Association

eng

Includes bibliographical references (page 213-226) and index

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index present

non fiction

People before the park

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Sally Thompson ; Kootenai Culture Committee ; Pikunni Traditional Association

the Kootenai and Blackfeet before Glacier National Park

"Step out of a world governed by clocks and calendars and into the worldview of the Kootenai and Blackfeet peoples. For countless years, they made their seasonal rounds in the landscape that is now Glacier National Park. In People Before the Park, the Kootenai and Blackfeet tribes share their traditions--stories and legends, foodways and hunting techniques, games and spiritual beliefs. Readers will discover a new respect for the people who were at home in these mountains, all around the seasons"--, Provided by publisher

Chapter 1. The land that is Glacier National Park -- Chapter 2. The tribes of the Glacier National Park area. The Kootenai ; The Blackfeet ; Relationships between the tribes -- Chapter 3. The coming of white men. The fur trade ; Treaties and agreements with the United States -- Chapter 4. Knowing the land. Kootenai place names ; Blackfeet place names ; Moving through the landscape -- Chapter 5. The Kootenai worldview / by the Kootenai Culture Committee. Learning from our ancestors ; Around the seasons -- Chapter 6. The Pikunni worldview / by the Pikunni Traditional Association. Learning from our ancestors ; Bundles and ceremonies ; Medicine ; Sky watchers and record keepers ; Around the seasons -- Chapter 7. Continuing traditions in the twenty-first century. Twentieth-century adaptations ; Cultural continuity and resilience in the twenty-first century ; Concern for the future ; Final reflections -- Appendix. Current and historic place names in Glacier National Park

Kootenai and Blackfeet before Glacier National Park