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 19m
About this audiobook
My Life as an Indian is James Willard Schultz's vivid autobiographical account of his years among the Blackfeet in the late nineteenth-century northern plains. Blending memoir, frontier narrative, ethnographic observation, and adventure writing, the book records hunting, warfare, kinship, ceremony, seasonal movement, and daily labor with unusual narrative immediacy. Its literary context lies between Victorian travel literature and early Native American ethnography, though its language and assumptions also reflect the colonial attitudes of its age. Schultz, born in New York in 1859, went west as a young man and became a trader, hunter, and interpreter among the Piegan Blackfeet. His marriage to a Blackfeet woman, Nat-ah-ki, and his long residence within Blackfeet communities gave him intimate access to stories, customs, and relationships that shaped his later literary career. His work often attempts to preserve a world he believed was being rapidly transformed by reservation life, federal policy, and settler expansion. This book is recommended for readers interested in Native American history, frontier literature, and the complexities of cross-cultural witness. It should be read critically, but it remains a compelling document of encounter, memory, 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.
Audiobook details
Rating★★★★ 4.4 (1.1K)
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GenreBiography and Memoir
Length14 hrs 19 mins
Narrated byListen with 1,000+ voices
FormateBook with Audio
Publish dateDec 15, 2023
LanguageEnglish
Table of contents
1My Life as an Indian (Annotated)
24Nat-ah'-ki's Wedding
2Introduction
25The Attack on the Hunters
3Historical Context
26Never-laughs Goes East
4Synopsis (Selection)
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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