Elma Dill Russell Spencer series in the West and Southwest ;
no. 19
Includes bibliographical references (pages 217-236) and index
People and the plains -- First arrivals -- Horse and bison culture -- Economy and material culture -- Social organizations -- Society and social conventions -- Ceremony and belief systems -- Trade and diplomacy -- War and peace -- Reservation life -- Twentieth century
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For the Plains Indians, the period from 1750 to 1890, often referred to as the traditional period, was an evolutionary time. Horses and firearms, trade goods, shifting migration patterns, disease pandemics, and other events associated with extensive European contact led to a peak of Plains Indian influence and success in the early nineteenth century. Ironically, that same European contact ultimately led to the devolution of traditional Plains Indian society, and by 1870 most Plains Indian peoples were living on reservations
Plains Indians.
Plains Indians.
Carlson, Paul H.,1940-
Indians of North America-- Great Plains-- History
Indians of North America-- Great Plains-- Social life and customs