Red Hunters: And the Animal People (Classic Reprint)

Excerpt from Red Hunters: And the Animal PeopleThe stories contained in this book are based upon the common experiences and Observations Of the Red hunter The main incidents in all of them, even those which are unusual and might appear incredible to the white man, are actually current among the Sioux and deemed by them worthy Of belief.When the life-story Of an animal is given, the experiences described are typical and characteristic Of its kind. Here and there the fables, songs, and superstitious fancies Of the Indian are brought in to suggest his habit Of mind and manner Of regarding the four-footed tribes.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.