Table of contents : Contents Key to Tribal Territories Technical Alphabet English Pronunciations Conventions for Illustrations Preface Introduction History of Archeological Research History of Ethnological and Ethnohistorical Research Environment and Subsistence The Languages of the Plains: Introduction The Algonquian Languages of the Plains Caddoan Languages Siouan Languages Hunting and Gathering Traditions: Canadian Plains Hunting and Gathering Traditions: Northwestern and Central Plains Hunting and Gathering Traditions: Southern Plains Plains Woodland Tradition Plains Village Tradition: Central Plains Village Tradition: Middle Missouri Plains Village Tradition: Coalescent Plains Village Tradition: Southern Plains Village Tradition: Eastern Periphery and Oneota Tradition Plains Village Tradition: Western Periphery Plains Village Tradition: Postcontact History of the United States Plains Until 1850 History of the United States Plains Since 1850 History of the Canadian Plains Until 1870 History of the Canadian Plains Since 1870 Hidatsa Mandan Arikara Three Affiliated Tribes Omaha Ponca Iowa Otoe and Missouria Kansa Osage Quapaw Pawnee Wichita Kitsai Assiniboine Stoney Blackfoot Sarcee Plains Cree Plains Ojibwa Plains Métis