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11 produkter
Kiowa, Apache, and Comanche Military Societies
Enduring Veterans, 1800 to the Present
Häftad, 2002
538 kr
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A CHOICE Outstanding Academic BookFor many Plains Indians, being a warrior and veteran has long been the traditional pathway to male honor and status. Men and boys formed military societies to celebrate victories in war, to perform community service, and to prepare young men for their role as …
Kiowa Ethnogeography
Häftad, 2008
388 kr
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Examining the place names, geographical knowledge, and cultural associations of the Kiowa from the earliest recorded sources to the present, Kiowa Ethnogeography is the most in-depth study of its kind in the realm of Plains Indian tribal analysis. Linking geography to political and social changes, …
Comanche Code Talkers of World War II
Häftad, 2003
338 kr
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Among the allied troops that came ashore in Normandy on D-Day, June 6, 1944, were thirteen Comanches in the 4th Infantry Division, 4th Signal Company. Under German fire they laid communications lines and began sending messages in a form never before heard in Europe-coded Comanche. For the rest of …
Kiowa Military Societies
Ethnohistory and Ritual
Inbunden, 2010
880 kr
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Warrior culture has long been an important facet of Plains Indian life. For Kiowa Indians, military societies have special significance. They serve not only to honor veterans and celebrate and publicize martial achievements but also to foster strong role models for younger tribal members. To this …
Through Indian Sign Language
The Fort Sill Ledgers of Hugh Lenox Scott and Iseeo, 1889–1897
Av C. Meadows, William, William C. Meadows
Inbunden, 2015
647 kr
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Hugh Lenox Scott, who would one day serve as chief of staff of the U.S. Army, spent a portion of his early career at Fort Sill, in Indian and, later, Oklahoma Territory. There, from 1891 to 1897, he commanded Troop L, 7th Cavalry, an all-Indian unit. From members of this unit, in particular a Kiowa …
First Code Talkers
Native American Communicators in World War I
Inbunden, 2021
430 kr
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Many Americans know something about the Navajo code talkers in World War II - but little else about the military service of Native Americans, who have served in our armed forces since the American Revolution, and still serve in larger numbers than any other ethnic group. But, as we learn in this …
Kiowa Military Societies
Ethnohistory and Ritual
Häftad, 2022
460 kr
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Warrior culture has long been an important facet of Plains Indian life. For Kiowa Indians, military societies have special significance. They serve not only to honor veterans and celebrate and publicize martial achievements but also to foster strong role models for younger tribal members. To this …
First Code Talkers
Native American Communicators in World War I
Häftad, 2022
283 kr
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Many Americans know something about the Navajo code talkers in World War II—but little else about the military service of Native Americans, who have served in our armed forces since the American Revolution, and still serve in larger numbers than any other ethnic group. But, as we learn in this …
Through Indian Sign Language
The Fort Sill Ledgers of Hugh Lenox Scott and Iseeo, 1889–1897
Av C. Meadows, William, William C. Meadows
Häftad, 2022
460 kr
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Hugh Lenox Scott, who would one day serve as chief of staff of the U.S. Army, spent a portion of his early career at Fort Sill, in Indian and, later, Oklahoma Territory. There, from 1891 to 1897, he commanded Troop L, 7th Cavalry, an all-Indian unit. From members of this unit, in particular a Kiowa …
Comanche Code Talkers of World War II
25th Anniversary Edition, Revised and Updated
Häftad, 2027
430 kr
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An updated edition of a popular study of the Comanche Code Talkers of WWII.Among the Allied troops who came ashore in Normandy on D-Day were thirteen Comanches in the 4th Infantry Division's 4th Signal Company. Under German fire they laid communications lines and sent messages in a form never …
Handgame of the Kiowa, Comanche, and Apache
Spirited Competition on the Southern Plains
Inbunden, 2025
566 kr
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The North American handgame has a long lineage, attested in the myth, oral traditions, and archaeological records of Native American people. In The Handgame of the Kiowa, Comanche, and Apache: Spirited Competition on the Southern Plains, noted scholar William C. Meadows examines the game’s history, …
