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Frank Linderman recorded the story of Pretty‑Shield, a medicine woman of the Crow Indians, through an interpreter and sign language. Her recollections provide a vivid portrait of Crow society before the arrival of white settlers and the decline of the buffalo. She describes childhood activities, the responsibilities of girls and women—such as building lodges, preparing skins, foraging, and cooking—and shares traditions of courtship, marriage, childbirth, and infant care. Her accounts also detail medicine‑dreams, healing practices, and the experiences of women living alongside a culture dominated by hunting and warfare.
First publish date: 1974
Genre: Biography & Autobiography/Autobiography
Authors: Linderman, Frank Bird
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