Bøger af James H. Howard

A cultural history of the Poncas, including their origins, arts and crafts, tools, weapons, and kinship system. It offers a complete account of these Indians who inhabited the upper central plains.

Discusses all aspects of Choctaw dances and songs performed today by tribal dance troupes in Mississippi and Oklahoma. The author details the choreography for each dance in what survives of the Choctaw repertoire, and describes the organization of the troupes, their instruments and costumes.

The Canadian Sioux are descendants of Santees, Yanktonais, and Tetons from the United States who sought refuge in Canada during the 1860s and 1870s. This book helps fill that gap in the literature and remains relevant even in the twenty-first century.

Studies of the Oklahoma segment of the tribe have been few, and James H. Howard's objective in writing this book has been to record the richness of Seminole culture in the West, presenting that culture as it is seen and interpreted by its more traditional members in Oklahoma today.