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Prairie Smoke

by Melvin R. Gilmore

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  1. 1Prairie Smoke — (Second Edition, Revised)
  2. 2Dedication
  3. 3Introduction
  4. 4Land and People
  5. 5Spirit of Life
  6. 6Attitude Towards Native Life
  7. 7Indians’ Appreciation and Love of Their Homeland
  8. 8Thrilling Escape of a War Party Outnumbered and Surrounded by Their…
  9. 9A Mandan Monument in Commemoration of an Act of Heroism
  10. 10The Legend of Standing Rock
  11. 11The Holy Hill Pahuk
  12. 12The Lodge of the Black-Tail Deer Which Talked With Its Captor
  13. 13The Wonderful Basket
  14. 14Cause of the Breaking Up of the Ice in the Missouri River in Spring…
  15. 15The Water-Spring of the Holy Man
  16. 16The Sacred Symbol of the Circle
  17. 17The Sacred Number Four
  18. 18The Pristine Prairie
  19. 19Aboriginal American Agriculture
  20. 20The Earth-Lodge
  21. 21Description of the Tipi
  22. 22An Omaha Ghost Story
  23. 23An Omaha Hero Song
  24. 24Stories of Plant People
  25. 25The Song of the Pasque Flower
  26. 26The Prairie Rose
  27. 27The Song of the Wild Rose
  28. 28Use of the Ground Bean by Indians
  29. 29Tipsin: An Important Native Food Plant
  30. 30How the People Obtained the Precious Gift of Corn
  31. 31A Group of Pawnee Hymns to Corn
  32. 32The Forgotten Ear of Corn
  33. 33How the Usefulness of Wild Rice Was Discovered
  34. 34A Story of the Sunflower
  35. 35Dakota Folklore of the Spiderwort
  36. 36Stories of the Four-Footed People
  37. 37How Coyote Chief Was Punished
  38. 38The Skunk and the Bear
  39. 39The Song of the Old Wolf
  40. 40Stories of the People of the Air
  41. 41How the Meadowlark Won the Race
  42. 42Indian Folklore of the Horned Lark
  43. 43How It Came About That Geese Migrate
  44. 44The Captive Bird: A True Story of Childhood in the Omaha Tribe of N…
  45. 45The Chickadee
  46. 46The Song of the Wren
  47. 47The War Eagle and the Jack-Rabbit

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