This exciting autobiography of Jim Whitewolf, a Kiowa Apache born in the second half of the 19th-century, offers an excellent inside-look at Indian culture. An ethnological classic, it details childhood, tribal customs, contact with whites, government attitudes toward tribe, much more. Preface. Introduction & Epilogue. Index. 1 map.
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Table of contents
DOVER BOOKS ON THE AMERICAN INDIANS
Title Page
Copyright Page
Dedication
Preface
Table of Contents
Introduction - The Cultural and Historical Background
I - Early Years
II - Stories of Our People
III - Going to School
IV - Sex, Marriage and Divorce
V - Religions, Old and New
Epilogue
Index
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