Yellowtail, Crow Medicine Man and Sun Dance Chief

An Autobiography

Thomas Yellowtail, Michael Oren Fitzgerald, Fred Voget (Professor Emeritus of Anthropology, Southern Illinois University, Edwardsville, USA)

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University of Oklahoma Press
01 January 1994

Autobiography: historical, political & military; History; Tribal religions; Ethnic studies

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Medicine man and Sun Dance chief Thomas Yellowtail is a pivotal figure in Crow tribal life.

As a youth he lived in the presence of old warriors, hunters, and medicine men who knew the freedom and sacred ways of pre-reservation life.

As the principal figure in the Crow-Shoshone Sun Dance religion, Yellowtail has preserved traditional values in the face of the constantly encroaching, diametrically opposed values of materialistic modern socity.

Through his life story and description of the Sun Dance religion we can reexamine the premises and orientations of both cultures.

By: Thomas Yellowtail, Michael Oren Fitzgerald
Introduction by: Fred Voget (Professor Emeritus of Anthropology Southern Illinois University Edwardsville USA)
Imprint: University of Oklahoma Press
Country of Publication: United States
Edition: New edition
Dimensions: Height: 216mm, Width: 140mm, Spine: 16mm
Weight: 345g
ISBN: 9780806126029
ISBN 10: 0806126027
Pages: 270
Publication Date: 01 January 1994
Audience: College/higher education , A / AS level , Further / Higher Education
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active