Includes bibliographical references (pages [217]-236) and index.
Ch. 1. The People and the Plains -- Ch. 2. First Arrivals -- Ch. 3. Horse and Bison Culture -- Ch. 4. Economy and Material Culture -- Ch. 5. Social Organization -- Ch. 6. Society and Social Conventions -- Ch. 7. Ceremony and Belief Systems -- Ch. 8. Trade and Diplomacy -- Ch. 9. War and Peace -- Ch. 10. Reservation Life -- Epilogue: The Twentieth Century