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Tipi : heritage of the Great Plains by Nancy B Rosoff; Susan Kennedy Zeller; Brooklyn Museum is a book available to read on EtoBox.

What is Tipi : heritage of the Great Plains about?

The Tipi Is An Iconic Symbol Of Native North American Culture, Recognized Throughout The World. Tipi: Heritage Of The Great Plains Reveals The History And Significance Of This Remarkable Architectural Form From The 1830s To The Present. Ideally Suited To A Nomadic Lifestyle On The Plains, The Tipi Was The Heart Of Plains Social, Religious, And Creative Traditions. Trade And Innovation Brought New Materials And Ways Of Living To Plains People. As The Nomadic Way Of Life Gave Way To More Permanent Settlements, The Tipi Evolved In Form But Remained Central To Plains Culture And Identity.^ The Book Examines The History And Continuing Tradition Of The Tipi By Focusing On Tribes From Three Geographical Regions: The Blackfeet, Crow, Shoshone, And Northern Cheyenne In The North; The Arapaho And Many Sioux Groups, Including Dakota, Yankton, Yanktonai, Lakota, Húnkpapa, And Oglala, In The Central Plains; And The Pawnee, Osage, Kiowa, Southern Cheyenne, Comanche, And Plains Apache In The South. Included Are First-person Narratives By Native People-elders, Artists, Military Veterans, And An Architect-that Tell Of The Lasting Cultural Significance Of The Tipi Within An Ongoing Process Of Cultur

Author

Nancy B Rosoff; Susan Kennedy Zeller; Brooklyn Museum

Publisher

Brooklyn, N.Y.: Brooklyn Museum ; Seattle: In association with University of Washington Press

Published

2011

Language

EN

ISBN

9780295990774

Subjects

History, Humanities