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100 1 _aWaheenee,
_d1839?-1932
245 1 0 _aWaheenee: An Indian Girl's Story
264 1 _aSalt Lake City, UT :
_bProject Gutenberg,
_c2022
300 _a1 online resource :
_bmultiple file formats
336 _atext
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_2rdacontent
337 _acomputer
_bc
_2rdamedia
338 _aonline resource
_bcr
_2rdacarrier
500 _aRelease date is 2022-01-09
508 _aMFR, Robert Tonsing and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive)
520 _a"Waheenee: An Indian Girl's Story" told by Waheenee and Gilbert Livingstone Wilson is a semi-autobiographical account written in the early 20th century. The narrative offers a glimpse into the life of Waheenee, a young Hidatsa girl, detailing her experiences in a Native American community along the Missouri River. The work combines elements of personal history and cultural education, showcasing the customs, beliefs, and daily life of the Hidatsa people. At the start of the story, Waheenee introduces herself and provides a vivid background of her early life in an earth lodge near the Knife River in what is now North Dakota. She recounts her birth shortly after a devastating smallpox epidemic that ravaged her community and shares anecdotes about her family, particularly the significant role of her mothers and grandmother in her upbringing. With rich detail, Waheenee describes the customs surrounding naming, the construction of earth lodges, and the emphasis on communal living and storytelling, all of which frame the tender and challenging moments of her childhood. This opening sets the tone for a greater exploration of her life in an indigenous society where tradition and resilience are central themes. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
534 _pOriginally published:
_cUnited States: Webb Publishing Company, 1921
653 _aHidatsa Indians -- Biography
653 _aHidatsa Indians -- Social life and customs
653 _aWaheenee, 1839?-1932
700 1 _aWilson, Gilbert Livingstone,
_d1868-1930
700 1 _aWilson, F. N.
_q(Frederick N.),
_d1876-1961
856 4 _uhttps://archive.org/details/waheeneeindiangi00wils/page/n7
856 4 0 _uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/67133
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