The North American Indian (Annotated)
Enriched Edition. History, Culture & Mythology of Apache, Navaho and Jicarillas Tribe with Original Photographic and Ethnographic RecordsBy Edward S. Curtis, Frederick Webb Hodge
Length7h 2m
About this audiobook
The North American Indian is a monumental documentary collection that gathers photography, ethnographic description, biography, linguistic notes, songs, ceremonies, and historical narratives into an ambitious portrait of Indigenous nations across the continent. Its styles range from pictorialist image-making and field observation to transcribed oral testimony, creating a work both visually arresting and textually expansive. Standout portraits, ceremonial studies, and accounts of community life reveal the collection's lasting significance while also inviting critical reflection on its early twentieth-century assumptions. Produced by Edward S. Curtis with editorial guidance from Frederick Webb Hodge, the project belongs to the era of "salvage ethnography," when scholars and artists sought to record cultures they believed were vanishing under colonial pressure. The contributors' labor intersects with anthropology, photography, museum culture, and Progressive Era patronage. Read today, these volumes illuminate not only Indigenous histories and expressive traditions, but also the cultural frameworks through which non-Native observers interpreted them. This collection is recommended for readers seeking a challenging, richly layered encounter with North American Indigenous representation. It offers an unparalleled opportunity to study a vast range of communities, visual strategies, and documentary voices within a single work. Its educational value lies equally in its preserved materials and in the dialogue it provokes about authorship, memory, colonialism, and the ethics of representation.
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.
Audiobook details
GenrePsychology, Literary Classics
Length7 hrs 2 mins
Narrated byListen with 1,000+ voices
FormateBook with Audio
Publish dateDec 15, 2023
LanguageEnglish
Table of contents
1The North American Indian (Annotated)
20Origin of Fire
2Introduction
21The Navaho
3Historical Context
22Home Life, Arts, and Beliefs
4Synopsis (Selection)
23History
5The North American Indian
24Mythology - Creation Myth
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6Foreword
25Miracle Performers
7General Introduction
26Legend of the Happiness Chant
8The Apache
27Legend of the Night Chant
9Historical Sketch
28Ceremonies—The Night Chant
10Homeland and Life
29Maturity Ceremony
11Mythology - Creation Myth
30Marriage
12Medicine and Medicine-Men
31Appendix
13The Messiah Craze
32Tribal Summary - The Apache
14Puberty Rite
33The Jicarillas
15Dance of the Gods
34The Navaho
16The Jicarillas
35Southern Athapascan Comparative Vocabulary
17Home and General Customs
36Analysis
18Mythology - Creation Myth
37Reflection
19Miracle Performers
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