Post by dirtdiva on Nov 23, 2020 5:52:12 GMT -6
I am reading this book now and thought I would share. A great reference for survivalist, preppers and gardeners alike. Can be found on Amazon and I included a free online link.
Buffalo Bird Woman's Garden
Waheenee's connection to greater United States society came about through her son. Edward Goodbird, who had gone to mission school and become a pastor, was fluent in four languages.[2] He established a connection with ethnographer Gilbert Wilson, who was visiting Fort Berthold in 1906.[4] Between 1907 and 1918, Wilson conducted interviews with Waheenee, Henry Wolf Chief, and Goodbird. Conversations with the former were the basis of his doctoral dissertation, Buffalo Bird Woman's Garden: Agriculture of the Hidatsa Indians. Wilson published the dissertation in the University of Minnesota's Studies in the Social Sciences academic journal in 1917.[2] The thesis led to his receiving the first Ph.D. in anthropology from the University of Minnesota.[4]
Buffalo Bird Woman's Garden: Agriculture of the Hidatsa Indians is the work for which Waheenee is best known. Originally titled Agriculture of the Hidatsa Indians: An Indian Interpretation, the book is a compilation of information from Buffalo Bird Woman about Hidatsa harvesting practices. The interviews which make up the majority of the content were conducted and edited by Wilson, with Goodbird acting as interpreter.[2]
The majority of Wilson's book informs readers of Hidatsa agricultural practices. However, the interviews covered other subjects as well, which are also included in the book. Buffalo Bird Woman also discusses the Hidatsa's origin myths, history of her tribe, and cultural practices. The book also has photographs of an elderly Waheenee gardening. Goodbird's drawings of maps and of Hidatsa agricultural tools, based on Waheenee's own tools, are included as well.
The interviews and stories told by Waheenee were left essentially unchanged by Wilson in the dissertation. As he explains of his work in the Foreword, "It is an Indian woman's interpretation of economics; the thoughts she gave to her fields; the philosophy of her labors.[2]" Wilson also mentions that he hopes that his account will lead to better treatment for all Indians once readers understand the work that went into Buffalo Bird Woman's life.
Online Link
digital.library.upenn.edu/women/buffalo/garden/garden.html#I
Buffalo Bird Woman's Garden
Waheenee's connection to greater United States society came about through her son. Edward Goodbird, who had gone to mission school and become a pastor, was fluent in four languages.[2] He established a connection with ethnographer Gilbert Wilson, who was visiting Fort Berthold in 1906.[4] Between 1907 and 1918, Wilson conducted interviews with Waheenee, Henry Wolf Chief, and Goodbird. Conversations with the former were the basis of his doctoral dissertation, Buffalo Bird Woman's Garden: Agriculture of the Hidatsa Indians. Wilson published the dissertation in the University of Minnesota's Studies in the Social Sciences academic journal in 1917.[2] The thesis led to his receiving the first Ph.D. in anthropology from the University of Minnesota.[4]
Buffalo Bird Woman's Garden: Agriculture of the Hidatsa Indians is the work for which Waheenee is best known. Originally titled Agriculture of the Hidatsa Indians: An Indian Interpretation, the book is a compilation of information from Buffalo Bird Woman about Hidatsa harvesting practices. The interviews which make up the majority of the content were conducted and edited by Wilson, with Goodbird acting as interpreter.[2]
The majority of Wilson's book informs readers of Hidatsa agricultural practices. However, the interviews covered other subjects as well, which are also included in the book. Buffalo Bird Woman also discusses the Hidatsa's origin myths, history of her tribe, and cultural practices. The book also has photographs of an elderly Waheenee gardening. Goodbird's drawings of maps and of Hidatsa agricultural tools, based on Waheenee's own tools, are included as well.
The interviews and stories told by Waheenee were left essentially unchanged by Wilson in the dissertation. As he explains of his work in the Foreword, "It is an Indian woman's interpretation of economics; the thoughts she gave to her fields; the philosophy of her labors.[2]" Wilson also mentions that he hopes that his account will lead to better treatment for all Indians once readers understand the work that went into Buffalo Bird Woman's life.
Online Link
digital.library.upenn.edu/women/buffalo/garden/garden.html#I