The Way to Independence: Memories of a Hidatsa Indian Family, 1840-1920

A unique exploration of the Hidatsa people, material culture, spirituality, and adaptations, through the stories of respected elders from more than a century ago.

In the 1910s, in the small Hidatsa settlement of Independence, North Dakota, Buffalo Bird Woman, her brother Wolf Chief, and her son Goodbird welcomed anthropologist Gilbert Wilson into their homes and shared stories and memories of Hidatsa life and traditions reaching back more than 65 years. With Goodbird acting as interpreter, ...