Blackfeet Indian Stories

The Blackfeet were hunters, travelling from place to place on foot. They used implements of stone, wood, or bone, wore clothing made of skins, and lived in tents covered by hides. Dogs, their only tame animals, were used as beasts of burden to carry small packs and drag light loads.

The stories here told come down to us from very ancient times. Grandfathers have told them to their grandchildren, and these again to their grandchildren, and so from mouth to mouth, through many generations, they have reached our time.

Those who wish to know something about how the people lived who told these stories will find their described in the last chapter of this book.

Contents:

Two Fast Runners

The Wolf Man

Kŭt-o-yĭs´, the Blood Boy

The Dog and the Root Digger

The Camp of the Ghosts

The Buffalo Stone

How the Thunder Pipe Came

Cold Maker's Medicine

The All Comrades Societies

The Bulls Society

The Other Societies

The First Medicine Lodge

The Buffalo-painted Lodges

Mīka´pi—red Old Man

Red Robe's Dream

The Blackfeet Creation

Old Man Stories

The Wonderful Bird

The Rabbits' Medicine

The Lost Elk Meat

The Rolling Rock

Bear and Bullberries

The Theft From the Sun

The Smart Woman Chief

Bobcat and Birch Tree

The Red-eyed Duck

The Ancient Blackfeet









George Bird Grinnell was an American anthropologist, historian, naturalist, and writer. Originally specializing in zoology, he became a prominent early conservationist and student of Native American life. Grinnell has been recognized for his influence on public opinion and work on legislation to preserve the American bison.