About 1875 the Crows abandoned their own Sun Dance, but they continued to carry out other traditional rites despite opposition from missionaries and the federal

Medicine man and Sun Dance chief Thomas Yellowtail is a pivotal figure in Crow tribal life. As a youth he lived in the presence of old warriors, hunters, and me

This book offers fascinating insights into the world of the pre-reservation Indians. It is a collection of classic essays that examines the universal characteri

Despite the world-wide association of music and dance with religion, this is the first full-length study of the subject from a global perspective. The work cons