The social life and ceremonies of these people are investigated through the stories, explanations and chants recollected by Samuel Derosier (Wapuka) of the Bald Eagle branch of the Wabash Band, and by John Nuwi (M'jikwus) of the Prairie Potawatomi. Traditions, myths, social rules and customs, dances and artifacts are described in detail.
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The social life and ceremonies of these people are investigated through the stories, explanations and chants recollected by Samuel Derosier (Wapuka) of the Bald Eagle branch of the Wabash Band, and by John Nuwi (M'jikwus) of the Prairie Potawatomi. Traditions, myths, social rules and customs, dances and artifacts are described in detail.
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Good. 8vo-over 7¾-9¾" tall. pp. 262. Minor edge and corner wear; no dj; lightly scuffed and scratched; corners are gently bumped and rubbed; some light shelf wear; ex-library with the usual library markings; overall a nice used copy! Very rare and hard-to-find title! Red cloth with gilt lettering on the spine. 262 historical and informative pages nicely enhanced by black and white photographs and illustrations! Extremely scarce! "The Handbook of American Indians gives an article signed by Mooney and Hewitt concerning the Potawatomi, which proves beyond question that the name 'Potawatomi' means 'People-of-the-place-of-fire' and also refers, in passing, to the confusion between the translation of this name and that of the Mascoutens. In short, the Fire Nation, the Mascoutens, and the Potawatomi, are terms often used to denote one and the same people, and, on the Government rolls, the people who today apply to themselves the name 'Mascoutens, ' or 'Little-prairie-people, ' are known as the 'Prairie Band of the Potawatomi.'....."----from the Introduction.
