on-line book icon



table of contents





Field Division of Education
The Blackfoot
NPS logo




TABLE OF CONTENTS


Foreword

The Plains Culture

Blackfoot History

The Origin of the Blackfoot
Tribal Grouping
Population
History of White Contacts
Effect of White Contacts

Blackfoot Culture

Habitat
Political and Social Groups
Material Culture
The Horse
Food and sussistence
     Animal Foods
     Vegetable foods
     Food preparation
     Pemmican
Further ethnobotany
Tipis
Construction
Decoration
Articles of Hide
Preparations of Hides
Articles of Rawhide
Articles of Tanned Hide
Other articles and utensils
Dress: shirts, moccasins, leggings, bodily decoration, etc.
Cradles
Musical instruments
Transportation
Travis
Riding Gear
Water Transporation
Packing
Hunting and War paraphernalia
Bows, arrows and quiver
Lance
Shield
Clubs

Games

Toys
Hoop and Pole
Shinny
Hand Game
Dice Game
Smoking and Tobacco
Ornamentation
Geometric decoration
Pictographic decoration

Chronological Reckoning

Social Customs and Religion

Life Cycle
Birth and Childhood
Marriage
Names
Property
Division and Labor
Death and Mourning

Warfare

Men's Societies

Religious societies and cults

Religion

Fetches and medicine bundles
The Sun Dance
Curing

Appendix

Suggested exhibits

Bibliography




Next






top of page






Last Modified: Sat, Mar 22 2003 10:00:00 am PDT
berkeley/steward/index.htm