“Hereditary leadership was unknown. Men became chiefs by their prowess in war; and because he must ever be generous, a chief was usually a poor man. With the Blackfeet, as with the other Indians of the Northwestern plains, a chieftainship… — Frank Bird Linderman Copy Share Image
“Hereditary leadership was unknown. Men became chiefs by their prowess in war; and because he must ever be generous, a chief was usually a… — Frank Bird Linderman Copy Share Image
“From the host’s place at the “head” of a lodge his sons sat at his left, according to age; his wives, and their visiting… — Frank Bird Linderman Copy Share Image
“Now, to steal horses, their raiding parties ranged over the endless grass-lands far toward the south, old warriors say even into the Spanish possessions.… — Frank Bird Linderman Copy Share Image
“There was little sickness, since the daily lives of the plains Indians kept them in perfect physical condition. Sunrise saw most of the men… — Frank Bird Linderman Copy Share Image
“Girls were warned by their mothers against infidelity to their husbands, since adultery cost a married woman her nose, or ears; for a second… — Frank Bird Linderman Copy Share Image
“Burial of the dead was usually on platforms lashed to the limbs of trees beyond the reach of wolves. Securely wrapped in buffalo robes,… — Frank Bird Linderman Copy Share Image
“The men were thorough sportsmen, loving horse-racing, foot-racing, and gambling. They were graceful winners, and good losers in games of chance. And they were… — Frank Bird Linderman Copy Share Image
“The power of endurance of the plains Indians has always been beyond comprehension by white men. These tribesmen hunted, feasted, gambled, and eagerly made… — Frank Bird Linderman Copy Share Image
“Children were often named by their grandparents, or other aged relations, dreams usually suggesting the names chosen. Sometimes the one commissioned for the office… — Frank Bird Linderman Copy Share Image
“Smoking was a sacred ceremony. Old plains Indians sealed oaths and agreements with the pipe. In smoking, the host or master of ceremonies, filled… — Frank Bird Linderman Copy Share Image
“Beyond the gift of horses or goods to the woman's father there was no ceremony, and little formality, in a plural marriage. A man's… — Frank Bird Linderman Copy Share Image
“Blackfeet! No tribal name appears oftener in the history of the Northwestern plains; no other is so indelibly written into the meager records of… — Frank Bird Linderman Copy Share Image
