A song for the horse nation : horses in Native American cultures / edited by George P. Horse Capture and Emil Her Many Horses ; with additional essays by Herman J. Viola and Linda R. Martin.

Other author Horse Capture, George P.
Other author Emil Her Many Horses.
Other author National Museum of the American Indian (U.S.)
Format Book
Publication InfoWashington, D.C. : National Museum of the American Indian, Smithsonian Institution ; Golden, Colo. : Fulcrum Pub., ©2006.
Description96 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 21 cm
Supplemental ContentTable of contents
Subjects
Horses--North America. --History.
Indians of North America--Domestic animals.
Indians of North America--Hunting.
Indians of North America--Wars.
Human-animal relationships--North America. --History.

Contents Foreword: W. Richard West, Jr. -- Introduction: Freedom, bravery, and generosity: Native Americans and the horse / Herman J. Viola -- Remembering Lakota ways / Emil Her Many Horses -- Typecast Indians / Linda R. Martin -- Horse trappings and ornament -- Horse equipment / George P. Horse Capture -- Horse society / Frances Densmore -- Horse images in everyday life -- Art of capturing horses: Joe Medicine Crow counts coup during World War II / Herman J. Viola -- Old buffalo's war narrative / as told to Frances Densmore -- "I would steal horses" / Sherman Alexie -- "Affinity: Mustang" / Linda Hogan -- " Blue horses rush in" / Luci Tapahonso.
LCCN 2005030109
ISBN1555911129 (softcover)
ISBN9781555911126 (softcover)
ISBN9781555911126