Sweet Medicine and Other Stories of the Cheyenne Indians

First Edition, Second printing. Both volumes fine in a near fine slipcase, with only slight wear. Illustrated throughout with black and white photos, color illustration, maps and drawings. A collection of stories told by Oneha.one, of the storytellers of the Cheyenne tribe. Powell was the Research Associate of The Newberry Library, member of the Advisory Board of the Center for the History of the American Indian, and the founder and first director of St. Augustine's Center for American Indians in Chicago. Powell, who observed and participated in the rites many times, was given special permission to record them in words and photographs. A truly wonderful set. 

Volume One recounts tribal history against the background of the two great spiritual tragedies in Cheyenne life, the loss of the Sacred Arrows and the desecration of the Sacred Buffalo Hat. Indian Wars battles are described from Cheyenne sources, and episodes from 1880 to 1969 reveal what the Cheyennes' determination to maintain their tribal identity through preservation of traditional rites.

Volume Two records the contemporary Sacred Arrow and Sun Dance ceremonies in their entirety.