While we know our northern friends may not feel it, in the South, Spring is
here. So we thought we'd share a few of our gardening sites appropriate
for this time of the year. Along with gardening, there's grilling, and getting
ready to diet so that you can fit back into that bathing suit this summer!
This little book is not merely a guide to museum
collections from the Plains Indians, but a summary of the facts and
interpretations making up the anthropology of those Indians. The specimens in
this Museum were, for the most part, systematically collected by members of the
scientific staff while sojourning among the several tribes. They were selected
to illustrate various points in tribal life and customs, or culture.
The Museum exhibits for the various
tribes are arranged in approximate
geographical order, beginning with the
Plains-Cree of the north and proceeding with
the typical nomadic tribes. In the north
western part of the hall are the Shoshoni,
Ute, and Nez Percé,
whose culture is intermediate between that
of the Plains and Plateau area. In the
northeastern section are the Mandan,
Hidatsa, and other Village tribes, also
manifesting an intermediate culture between
the Plains and that of the Woodlands to the
east.
The Woodland hall to the east and the
Southwest hall to the north, are so arranged
as to bring the intermediate tribes of each
region near the entrance to the Plains
Indian hall. Thus, from case to case, one
may follow changes in culture from the
Atlantic Coast to the Colorado River and the
Gulf of California.
This site
includes some historical materials that may imply negative stereotypes
reflecting the culture or language of a particular period or place. These
items are presented as part of the historical record and should not be
interpreted to mean that the WebMasters in any way endorse the stereotypes
implied .
North American Indians Of The Plains, Clark Wissler, 1920
