Title:
The forgotten Kutenai : a study of the Kutenai Indians, Bonners Ferry, Idaho, Creston, British Columbia, Canada, and other areas in British Columbia where the Kutenai are located
Publication Date:
1955
Publication Information:
Boise, Idaho : Mountain States Press, 1955.
Physical Description:
64 pages : illustrations, map ; 23 cm.
Abstract:
An ethnography of the Kutenai concentrating on the Bonners Ferry and Canadian Kutenai. Includes sections on ancient religion, housing, social structure, education and crafts.
Contents:
Early history of the tribe -- Ancient Kutenai religion -- Health earlier and today -- Marriage and family -- Housing among the Kutenai -- Organized life of the Kutenai in ancient times and now -- How the Kutenai made a living then and now -- Land tenure and inheritance customs among the Kutenai -- Civil rights of the Kutenai -- Hand craft -- art work -- Education of the Kutenai then and now -- Amusements and sports among the Kutenai -- The white man and the indian -- Character of the Kutenai -- Conclusions and recommendations -- List of informants -- Source of materials -- List of Indian lands at Bonners Ferry -- Kutenai Chiefs from the time of the white man -- Simon Francis, informant.
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Language:
English
