Indian Tribes of the Upper Missouri

Washington: Government Printing Office, 1930 Book. Fine. Hardcover. First separate printing of this extract from the forty-sixth annual report of the Bureau of American Ethnology. Edited by J. N. B. Hewitt. Quarto. 377-628pp. 7 plates showing 19 illustrations, 6 text figures. Original printed wrappers. Lower edge of front wrapper slightly chipped, else a very fine copy, uncut. Quite scarce, especially in this condition. A full, complete study of the Assiniboine tribe, their rituals, history, geography, medicine, government, and all other aspects of their lives and culture. The Assiniboine Indian tribe played a great role in the shaping of north-eastern Montana as well as being a fundamental tool in the growth of the early fur industry. Includes a bibliography by Hewitt of the tribes discussed in the report..