The Indian How Book Author:Arthur C. Parker 1927. With 50 illustrations. Arthur Caswell Parker (Gawaso Wanneh) was an archaeologist at Harvard's Peabody Museum and the New York State Museum, an ethnologist at the New York State Library and director of the Rochester Museum of Arts and Sciences. He was also an editor and an author, writing primarily on the history of the Iroquois. Parker wa... more »s a member of numerous historical organizations and president of the Society of American Indians. A Seneca, on his father Frederick's side, Parker explains how Indians do things from his personal experience and knowledge of Indian life. There are 74 sections on how the Indians did something, each filled with fascinating Indian lore and little-known facts. See other titles by this author available from Kessinger Publishing.« less
This book provides an interesting look at tribal traditions among American Indians -- what they wore, what they ate, how they hunted, how they played, how they taught their children, how they prepared for battle, etc.