Published in 1973 by Prentice-Hall. Includes bibliographical references (page 381) and index.
Contents:
Foreword -- Preface -- The origin of the societies and cults -- The nature of the warrior societies -- Society regalia -- The age-graded societies, the Blackfoots as example -- The Arikara -- The Hidatsa -- The Mandan -- The Arapaho -- The Gros Ventre -- The non-graded societies, the Sioux as example -- The Omaha -- The Crow -- The Ponca -- The Cheyenne -- The Assiniboine -- The other nations -- Dissolution and renewal -- Notes.
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