The Blackfeet were the strongest military power on the northwestern plains throughout the eighteenth century. But the near extinction of buffalo in the late nineteenth century brought dire poverty to the tribe, forcing them to rely in part on the U.S. government for sustenance. In this history of the Blackfeet, historian John C. Ewers relied on his own experience living among the Blackfeet as well as archival research to tell of not only the events that have so drastically affected the Blackfeet way of life, but also the ways the Blackfeet have responded, adapting and preserving their culture in the face of a changing landscape.

About the Author
John C. Ewers (1909-1997), was the first curator of the Museum of the Plains Indian on the Blackfeet Reservation in Montana. Later he served as Director of what is now Smithsonian Institution's National Museum of American History and was Ethnologost Emeritus with the Smithsonian. His many publications include The Blackfeet: Raiders on the Northwestern Plains and Plains Indian History and Culture: Essays on Continuity and Change.

Reviews
Written by a man who has lived with the Indians and studied their culture. Anyone . . . interested in the history of American Indians will want this authentic and highly interesting volume."" - Dallas Times Herald

""A storehouse of highly readable and informative material about the three tribes which make up the Blackfeet Nation: Piegan, Blood, and the Siksika, or Blackfeet proper."" - Denver Post

""This authoritative work . . . is what all histories of Indian tribes ought to be - a careful combination of historic fact and ethnological observations integrated into a well-written, helpfully documented story."" - Library Journal



Book Information
ISBN 9780806118369
Author John C. Ewers
Format Paperback
Page Count 362
Imprint University of Oklahoma Press
Publisher University of Oklahoma Press
Weight(grams) 445g
Dimensions(mm) 203mm * 140mm * 24mm