MY LIFE AS AN INDIAN (Annotated)
Enriched Edition. The Story of a Red Woman and a White Man in the Lodges of the BlackfeetBy James Willard Schultz
Length14h 20m
About this audiobook
My Life as an Indian is James Willard Schultz's vivid autobiographical account of his years among the Blackfeet (Siksikaitsitapi) in the northern plains. Blending memoir, ethnographic observation, adventure narrative, and elegiac frontier literature, the book records hunting, warfare, kinship, ceremony, and daily life with unusual intimacy. Its style is direct and dramatic, shaped by late nineteenth-century romance yet grounded in prolonged experience, making it an important, if historically situated, document of cross-cultural encounter. Schultz, born in New York in 1859, went west as a young man and lived for decades in Montana, where he traded, hunted, married into the Blackfeet world, and received the name Apikuni. His friendships with Indigenous communities and with conservationist-editor George Bird Grinnell helped form his literary career. The book reflects both genuine affection for Blackfeet lifeways and the assumptions of its era, requiring attentive modern reading. Recommended for readers of Native American history, frontier memoir, anthropology, and Western literature, this work offers a compelling entrance into a vanished plains world while prompting reflection on memory, representation, and cultural change.
This enriched edition has been carefully crafted to add value to your reading experience.
- A succinct Introduction situates the work's timeless appeal and themes.
- The Synopsis outlines the central plot, highlighting key developments without spoiling critical twists.
- A detailed Historical Context immerses you in the era's events and influences that shaped the writing.
- A thorough Analysis dissects symbols, motifs, and character arcs to unearth underlying meanings.
- Reflection questions prompt you to engage personally with the work's messages, connecting them to modern life.
- Hand‐picked Memorable Quotes shine a spotlight on moments of literary brilliance.
- Interactive footnotes clarify unusual references, historical allusions, and archaic phrases for an effortless, more informed read.
Audiobook details
Rating★★★★★ 4.6 (1.1K)
Includes Amazon
GenreBiography and Memoir
Length14 hrs 20 mins
Narrated byListen with 1,000+ voices
FormateBook with Audio
Publish dateDec 20, 2023
LanguageEnglish
Table of contents
1Introduction
24Nat-ah'-ki's Wedding
2Introduction
25The Attack on the Hunters
3Synopsis
26Never-laughs Goes East
4Historical Context
27The War Trip of Queer Person
5MY LIFE AS AN INDIAN
28The Piegans Move In
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6Fort Benton
29A Wolverine's Medicine
7The Ruse of a Savage Lover
30Little Deer's End
8The Tragedy of the Marias
31The Ways of the Northland
9A War Trip for Horses
32The Story of Ancient Sleeper
10Days with the Game
33Diana's Marriage
11The Story of the Crow Woman
34A Game of Fate
12A White Buffalo
35Trade, Hunt, and War Party
13A Winter on the Marias
36Nat-ah'-ki's Ride
14I have a Lodge of My Own
37Curbing the Wanderers
15The Killing of a Bear
38Crees and Red Rivers
16The Kutenai's Story
39The Last Op the Buffalo
17The Great Race
40The "Winter of Death"
18The Snake Woman
41The "Black Robe's" Help
19The Snake Woman's Quest
42Later Years
20I Return to My People
43Analysis
21The Story of Rising Wolf
44Reflection
22A Friendly Visit from the Crows
45Memorable Quotes
23A Raid by the Crows
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