North Dakota: A Guide to the Northern Prairie State

by Federal Writers' Project of the Works Progress Administration for the State of North Dakota

INDIANS AND THEIR PREDECESSORS

Beede, Aaron McGaffey. Toward the Sun. Bismarck, Tribune Publishing Company, 1916. o. p. 199 p. Written by a pioneer missionary among the Indians of North Dakota with commentary notes by Melvin R. Gilmore.

Byrne, Patrick E. Soldiers of the Plain. New York, Minton, Balch and Company, 1928. o. p. 260 p. Sympathetic account of red man's side in treaty negotiations, touches remarkable military work of Indians, presents "high qualities" of the Indian "as a factor in civilized life."

Catlin, George. Boys' Catlin. My Life Among the Indians. New York, Charles Scribner's Sons, 1909. 380 p. il. An abridged book for school use, telling of the manners, customs, and conditions of the North American Indians in the early 1800's.

Catlin, George. North American Indians. Edinburgh, John Grant, 1926. o. p. 701 p. 2 v. il. Letters and notes on manners, customs, and conditions of North American Indians written during his travels of 1832-39.

Chandler, Katherine. The Bird Woman of the Lewis and Clark Expedition. New York, Boston, Silver, Burdett and Company, 1905. o. p. 109 p. il. A supplementary reader for first and second grade children.

Crawford, Helen. Sakakawea, the Bird Woman. North Dakota Historical Quarterly, Apr. 1927, v. I: pp. 6-15. The story of the Bird Woman in reference to the statue erected on the grounds of the State capitol, Bismarck.

Defenbach, Byron. Red Heroines of the Northwest. Caldwell, Idaho, The Caxton Printers, Ltd., 1930. 296 p. il. Stories of several Indian women including Sakakawea.

Denig, Edward Thompson. Indian Tribes on the Upper Missouri. Washington, Government Printing Office, 1930. Pp. 375-628 il. (Smithsonian Institution, U. S. Bureau of American Ethnology, 46th annual report.)

Densmore, Frances. Chippewa Customs. Washington, Government Printing Office, 1929 204 p. il. B. (Smithsonian Institution, U. S. Bureau of American Ethnology, Bull. 86.)

Densmore, Frances. Chippewa Music. Washington, Government Printing Office, 1910-13. 541 p. 2 v. il. (Smithsonian Institution, U. S. Bureau of American Ethnology, Bull. 45.) Contains the music of Chippewa songs.

Densmore, Frances. Mandan and Hidatsa Music. Washington, Government Printing Office, 1923. 192 p. il. (Smithsonian Institution, U. S. Bureau of American Ethnology, Bull. 80.) Indian music from both tribes.

Densmore, Frances. The American Indians and Their Music. New York, The Women's Press, 1926. o. p. 143 p. il. B. Includes music for Indian songs and material on social life and customs among the Indians.

Dixon, Joseph K. The Vanishing Race. Garden City, New York, Doubleday, Page and Company, 1913. o. p. 231 p. il. A record of the last great Indian council participated in by Indian chiefs from nearly every Indian reservation in the United States, with the stories of their lives as told by themselves. Part 4 describes the Battle of the Little Big Horn.

Eastman, Charles A. Indian Boyhood. New York, Little, Brown and Company, 1902. 289 p. il. Tales of Dakota Indian children.

Eastman. Charles A. Smoky Day's Wigwam Evenings. Boston, Little, Brown and Company, 1910. o. p. 148 p. il. B. Indian legends written for children.

Fiske, Frank B. The Taming of the Sioux. Bismarck, Tribune Publishing Company, 1917. o. p. 186 p. il. An account of the Custer massacre with descriptive material on Indian life, dress, and customs.

Garland, Hamlin. Book of the American Indian. New York, Harpers, 1923. 274 p. il. Fifteen true Indian stories, including one of Sitting Bull.

Gilmore, Melvin R. Ethnobotany of the Great Plains Area; Uses of Plants by the Indians of the Missouri River Region. Reprinted. Washington, Government Printing Office, 1919. 154 p. il. (Smithsonian Institution, U. S. Bureau of American Ethnology, 33d annual report.)

Gilmore, Melvin R. Prairie Smoke. New York, Columbia University, 1929. 208 p. Appreciatively written collection of Indian lore by former curator of State historical society.

Godfrey, Captain E. S. Custer's Last Battle. Century Magazine, Jan. 1892. 29 p. il. One of Custer's troop commanders gives an authentic account of the campaign which culminated in this battle.

Graham, W. A. Story of the Little Bighorn. New York, Century Company, 1926. o. p. 174 p. il. A historical narrative describing the Custer massacre.

Hans, Frederic M. The Great Sioux Nation. Chicago, M. A. Donahue and Company, 1907. o. p. 575 p. il. A history of Indian life and warfare.

Hebard, Grace R. Sacajawea. Glendale, California, A. H. Clark Company, 1933. 341 p. il. A story of the life of the Bird Woman and her family.

Hodge, Frederick Webb. Handbook of American Indians. Washington, Government Printing Office, 1912. 1992 p. 2 v. il. (Smithsonian Institution, U. S. Bureau of American Ethnology.)

Hoffman, W. J. The Mide'wimin or Grand Medicine Society of the Ojibwa. Washington, Government Printing Office, 1891. Pp. 143-300. il. (Smithsonian Institution, U. S. Bureau of American Ethnology, 7th annual report.) An accurate account of Indian customs.

Holley, Frances C. Once Their Home. Chicago, Donahue and Henneberry, 1890. o. p. 405 p. il. Interesting account of early Dakota, stressing relations between white and red men.

Kelly, Mrs. Fannie. Narrative of My Captivity Among the Sioux Indians. Chicago, Donnelley Gassette and Loyd, 1880. o. p. 285 p. il. Personal experiences of the author among the Indians, and an account of the Sully expedition.

McLaughlin, Major James. My Friend the Indian. Chicago, Houghton Mifflin Company, 1910. o. p. 404 p. A sympathetic account of Indian life.

McLaughlin, Mrs. Marie L. Myths of the Sioux. Bismarck, Tribune Publishing Company, 1916. o. p. 200 p. il. Thirty-eight myths related by wife of Major McLaughlin, herself one-fourth Sioux.

Missionary Register. Northwest American Indians. London, L. B. Seeley & Son, 1826. o. p. 637 p. A report of missionary work among the Indians of the Red River Valley.

Radin, Paul. Story of the American Indian. New York, Boni and Liveright, 1927. 372 p. il. Contains an interesting description of the Mandan Indian villages.

Riggs, Rev. S. R. Grammar and Dictionary of the Dakota Language. Washington, Government Printing Office, 1893. 239 p. (Smithsonian Institution, U. S. Bureau of American Ethnology.)

Sarett, Lew. Many, Many Moons: Indians of North America: Slow Smoke. New York, H. Holt and Company, 1925. 104 p. Poems of Indians and prairie life.

Schultz, J. W. The Bird Woman, the Guide of Lewis and Clark. Chicago, Houghton Mifflin Company, 1918. o. p. 235 p. il. The story of Sakakawea as told to the author by the daughter of a Mandan chief.

Seymour, Flora W. The Indians Today. Chicago, Benj. H. Sanborn Company, 1927. o. p. 235 p. il. Well-written, intended for boys and girls.

Standing Bear, Luther. My People, the Sioux. New York and Boston, Houghton Mifflin Company, 1928. 288 p. il. The social life and customs of his people described by a Sioux chief.

Vestal, Stanley. Happy Hunting Grounds. Chicago, Lyons and Carnahan, 1928. 220 p. il. Story of warfare between Mandan and Cheyenne Indians.

Vestal, Stanley. New Sources of Indian History. Norman, University of Oklahoma Press. 1934. 351 p. il. Description of the Dakota Indians, especially of their Ghost Dance, and a biography of Sitting Bull.

Vestal, Stanley. Sitting Bull. Boston and New York, Houghton Mifflin Company, 1932. 350 p. il. B. An interesting biography of this famous Sioux chief.

Vestal, Stanley. Warpath. Boston and New York, Houghton Mifflin Company, 1934. 291 p. il. B. A true story of Chief White Bull and his connection with Dakota Indian wars.

Walker, J. E. Campaigns of General Custer in the Northwest, and Final Surrender of Sitting Bull. London, Jenkins, 1881. o. p. 139 p. il. The story of the Custer massacre prefaced with a history of the military life of General Custer.

Wall, Oscar G. Diary. Published by the author, 1909. o. p. 282 p. Recollections of the Sioux massacre, Yellow Medicine incident with its important battles, and the Sibley expedition.

Warren, William A. Minnesota Historical Society Collections. St. Paul, 1885. Vol. V. pp. 21-394. A history of the Ojibway Indians.

Wemett, William Marks. The Indians of North Dakota. Fargo, Northern School Supply, 1927. 256 p. il. A history of Indian life written especially for school children.

Will, George Francis. Archaeology of the Missouri Valley. Anthropological Papers of American Museum of Natural History, v. 22: pp. 291-341. New York, 1924. A scientific discussion of the Missouri Valley.

Will, George Francis. Arikara Ceremonials. North Dakota Historical Quarterly, July 1930, v. 4: pp. 247-263. An interesting paper on Arikara life.

Will, George Francis and Hyde, George E. Corn Among the Indians of the Upper Missouri. St. Louis, Missouri, William Henry Miner Company, Incorporated, 1917. o. p. 323 p. il. A description of agriculture among the Indians.

Will, George Francis. Magical and Sleight of Hand Performances by the Arikara. North Dakota Historical Quarterly, Oct. 1928, v. 3, pp. 50-65. Unusual description of Indian "magic."

Will, George Francis. The Mandans. North Dakota Historical Quarterly, Oct. 1930, v. 5: pp. 38-48. A revision and condensation of an article on the life and language of these agricultural Indians, originally written for the Peabody Museum of American Archaeology and Ethnology. Also includes the story of the Mandan earth lodge on the grounds of the State capitol, Bismarck.

Will, George Francis and Spinden, H. J. The Mandans. Cambridge, Massachusetts, Peabody Museum, 1906. o. p. 219 p. il. A study of the culture, archeology, and language of the tribe.

Wilson, Gilbert L. Indian Hero Tales. Chicago, American Book Company, 1916. o. p. 203 p. il. Tales of the Abnaki, Micmacs, and Algonquins retold, with a section on Indian folklore in general.

Wilson, Gilbert L. Myths of the Red Children. Chicago, Ginn, 1907, o. p. 154 p. il. A collection of Indian legends.

Wilson, Gilbert L. Waheenee; An Indian Girl's Story. St. Paul, Webb Publishing Company, 1921. o. p. 189 p. il. Story of Arikara woman, wife of the tribal chieftain Son-of-the-Star, as told by herself to the author.

Wilson, Thomas. The Antiquity of the Red Race in America. Washington, Government Printing Office, 1897. See pp. 1039-1045. (Smithsonian Institution, U. S. Bureau of American Ethnology.) Deals with the origin and history of North American Indians.

Wissler, Clark. Costumes of the Plains Indians. Anthropological Papers of the American Museum of Natural History, v. 17: pp. 39-91. 1915. Part II describes the costumes and adornments of various North American tribes.

Wissler, Clark. North American Indians of the Plains. New York, The American Museum of Natural History, 1927. 172 p. Authoritative discussion of society and culture of North American Indians.