Includes bibliographical references (p. [461]-490) and index.
English
Intro -- CONTENTS -- ILLUSTRATIONS -- TABLES -- PREFACE -- ACKNOWLEDGMENTS -- PRONUNCIATION GUIDE: The Parker McKenzie Kiowa Language Orthography -- Photo Section -- Chapter 1: SODALITIES AND PLAINS INDIAN MILITARY SOCIETIES -- Chapter 2: YÀPFÀHÊGÀU: KIOWA MILITARY SOCIETIES TO 1875 -- Chapter 3: THE DECLINE AND REVIVAL OF KIOWA MILITARY SOCIETIES, 1875 TO THE PRESENT -- Chapter 4: PLAINS APACHE NAISHAN MILITARY SOCIETIES -- Chapter 5: COMANCHE MILITARY SOCIETIES -- Chapter 6: COMPARISON AND CONCLUSIONS -- NOTES -- 1. Sodalities and Plains Indian Military Societies -- 2. Yàpfàhêgàu: Kiowa Military Societies to 1875 -- 3. The Decline and Revival of Kiowa Military Societies, 1875 to the Present -- 4. Plains Apache Naishan Military Societies -- 5. Comanche Military Societies -- 6. Comparison and Conclusions -- BIBLIOGRAPHY -- INDEX