Gifts from the Thunder Beings: Indigenous Archery and European Firearms in the Northern Plains and Central Subarctic, 1670-1870

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Gifts from the Thunder Beings Gifts from the Thunder Beings Indigenous Archery and European Firearms in the Northern Plains and Central Subarctic, 1670–1870 Roland Bohr University of Nebraska Press Lincoln and London © 2014 by the Board of Regents of the University of Nebraska All rights reserved Manufactured in the United States of America Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Bohr, Roland. Gifts from the thunder beings : indigenous archery and European firearms in the Northern Plains and Central Subarctic, 1670–1870 / Roland Bohr. pages cm. Includes bibliographical references and index. isbn 978-0-8032-4838-0 (cloth : alk. paper)—isbn 978-0-8032-5438-1 (epub) isbn 978-0-8032-5439-8 (mobi)—isbn 978-0-8032-5437-4 (pdf) 1. Indian weapons—Great Plains—History. 2. Indian weapons—Canada, Northern— History. 3. Bow and arrow—Great Plains—History. 4. Bow and arrow—Canada, Northern—History. 5. Firearms—Great Plains—History. 6. Firearms—Canada, Northern—History. I. Title. e98.a65b64 2014 355.8'241—dc23 2013039217 Set in Arno Pro by Renni Johnson. Designed by J. Vadnais. ...