In 1886 Walter McClintock went to northwestern Montana as a member of a U.S. Forest Service expedition. He spent the next four years living on the Blackfoot Reservation; the adopted son of Chief Mad Dog; the high priest of the Sun Dance. The Old North Trail records McClintock's experiences among the Blackfeet. Describing daily life; hunts; and ceremonials; it is enriched by vignettes of warriors and medicine men; legends and mythical stories; reminiscences of the missionary Father De Smet; and valuable information on such subjects as societies; proper names; songs; and beliefs. Since its first publication in 1910 it has remained the source par excellence on these proud people of the northern plains.
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0 of 0 people found the following review helpful. meh...interesting but typical European picture about Africa. lessens guilt.By CelesteBe careful with this book if you're Black. Typical writeup regarding Africa. Native Africans didn't really play a large role in the slave trade; this is a lie that has been floating around for too long and you will be hard pressed to find any real documentation to back it up. You'll hear about a few chiefs; but that's it. What they also do is ignore the fact that these were various NATIONS. They also forget to mention the resistance! The real deal however; is that the male offspring of raped African women held posts in major European ports and did the work of their White fathers and rounded up blacks who were NOT in servitude in Africa. This was all along the various posts. Europeans stoked wars between tribes as well; those who were captured in wars were sent off; very common; what wasn't common was the treatment by Whites. Africans practiced servitude (jail for crimes etc); not chattel slavery. It's very important we be sure we don't say "tribes" when dealing with this issue as Blacks. There were European settlements/ports in Africa.Dahomey is one they love to tout; but it developed as it did because of European influence. What Whites like to do is promote false equivalency and parallelism as if to suggest that "slavery (chattel slavery)" was ubiquitous and prevalent in Africa; when it was not. They intentionally like to equate servitude and slavery; they aren't the same. They have a tendency to equate societal systems to justify our enslavement and to soothe their guilt. There's also an interesting tactic floating around to say that "Whites" were enslaved in "Africa;" what they aren't telling you is that these were not "ancestral Africans or Native Africans"; these were non-Blacks who had control over these regions.They are now focusing on Indians because it helps them shift the narrative in a more favorable way. Indians were indentured servants; they were not chattel slaves in any way; but it's good to get a greater understanding of the complexity; just be sure you watch out for subtle omissions and lies and comparisons.2 of 2 people found the following review helpful. Four StarsBy Marjory OtooleVery scholarly collection of articles; each shedding important light on the subject of Indian slavery.1 of 24 people found the following review helpful. Did Not like bookBy Carol StrohmetzIts written like a technicle paper. Very hard to read. If I had not been required to read it; I would have put it down.
