George Amos Dorsey Traditions of the Arikara, Collected Under the Auspices of the Carnegie Institution of Washington

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Whilst the greatest effort has been made to ensure the quality of this text, due to the historical nature of this content, in some rare cases there may be minor issues with legibility. The Ari'kara traditions in this volume were collected during the year 1903, with funds provided by the Carnegie Institution. The work was part of a systematic and extended study of the mythology and ceremonies of the various tribes of the Ca'ddoan stock. All of the tales here presented were secured through James R. Murie, of the Skidi band of Pawnee. The slight differences in language between the Ari kara and Skidi were soon overcome by Mr. Murie, who, when a boy at school, had learned to speak Arikara fluently.