Arapaho Historical Traditions

Wisconsin Bookwatch, March, 2006

Arapaho Historical Traditions

Paul Moss, storyteller

Andrew Cowell & Alonzo Moss, Sr., eds.

University of Manitoba Press

301 St. John's College, Winnipeg, MB, Canada, R3T 2M5

www.umanitoba.ca/uofmpress

0887556833 $48.00 1-800-565-9523

Told by respected Arapaho storyteller and ceremonial leader Paul Moss (1911-1995), and edited by Co-Chair of the Northern Arapaho Language and Culture Commission Alonzo Moss Sr. and linguistics professor Andrew Cowell, Arapaho Historical Traditions presents stories of Arapaho oral tradition in English for the first time. The stories are presented line by line in both their original Arapaho and in English, with extensive notes, grammatical information, and a glossary to help the reader follow the mechanics of the translation if desired. The stories include tales of horse-stealing, capture and escape, friendly encounters between tribes, diplomacy, battle, and conflict with the U.S. A superb primary source of Arapaho history, tradition, and culture, and a welcome addition to college library and Native American studies shelves.