VIII PREFACE 



ration of various old maps of the Hidatsa sites near the Knife River 

 that had been made by personnel of the North Dakota Historical 

 Society many years ago, and Russell Reid, superintendent of the 

 Society, furnished me with these maps. Dr. Stephenson provided a 

 reconstruction of Rock Village of the Awatixa (pi. 1), made by Don 

 Hartle for the River Basin Surveys. James Macduff, of the Geology 

 Department, University of Idaho, processed the village maps of the 

 Kjiife River sites for publication. All the other maps and drawings 

 were prepared by Dale Ludick, of the Geography Department of the 

 University of Idaho. Leo D. Harris made the photographic studies 

 of Bears Arm (frontispiece) and of Drags Wolf and Foolish Bear 

 (pi. 12). The turtle effigy (pi. 6) was photographed by Russell Reid 

 for Logan Museum of Beloit CoUege. All other original photographs 

 were taken by the author. It is a privilege to express my thanks to 

 aU these people and many others who have helped me in one way or 

 another in the preparation of this book. 



Finally, I must express to my wife, Gladys Monson Bowers, my 

 deep appreciation for her great help in typing rough and revised copies 

 of my extensive field notes on Hidatsa mythology and traditions as 

 well as the final manuscript. We have worked together as a team 

 during the entire period this report was in preparation. 



Alfred W. Bowers, 

 February 1962 University oj Idaho 



NOTE 



The variation in the spelling of "AwaxEna^\ita" and "Itisuku" in 

 the text and in the charts arises from dialectic or individual differences 

 in pronunciation. The final vowel "u," "a," or even "e" comes out 

 short and unaccented en the ends of compound words and to the 

 Hstener may sound like u as in "up," a as in "anon," or e as in "met." 



