Full Description
Examining the place names, geographical knowledge, and cultural associations of the Kiowa from the earliest recorded sources to the present, Kiowa Ethnogeography is the most in-depth study of its kind in the realm of Plains Indian tribal analysis. Linking geography to political and social changes, William Meadows applies a chronological approach that demonstrates a cultural evolution within the Kiowa community.
Preserved in both linguistic and cartographic forms, the concepts of place, homeland, intertribal sharing of land, religious practice, and other aspects of Kiowa life are clarified in detail. Native religious relationships to land (termed "geosacred" by the author) are carefully documented as well. Meadows also provides analysis of the only known extant Kiowa map of Black Goose, its unique pictographic place labels, and its relationship to reservation-era land policies. Additional coverage of rivers, lakes, and military forts makes this a remarkably comprehensive and illuminating guide.
Contents
Pronunciation Guide
Acknowledgments
Introduction
Chapter 1. Native American Ethnogeography and Research
Chapter 2. Kiowa Physical and Cultural Geography
Chapter 3. The Kiowa Homeland
Chapter 4. Black Goose's Map of the Kiowa, Comanche, and Apache Reservation in Oklahoma Territory
Chapter 5. Contemporary Kiowa Ethnogeography
Appendix A. Kiowa Geography and Weather Terms
Appendix B. Kiowa Land-Based Place Names
Mountains
Hills and Ridges
Bluffs, Concavities, and Escarpments
Other Landforms
More Recent Anglo Locales
Appendix C. Kiowa Water-Based Place Names and Astrological Place Names
Streams
Springs, Ponds, and Lakes
Stream Crossings
Astrological Place Names
Appendix D. Modern Place Names Related to the Kiowa
Appendix E. Names of Kiowa Calendar Entries 1833-1892
Appendix F. Statistical Analysis of Kiowa Place Names
Notes
Bibliography
Index
