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Book SynopsisThe creation story of the Arikara people begins with a terrible flood, sent by the Great Chief Above to renew the world. This volume tells the story of this powerful Great Plains nation from its mythic origins to the modern era, tracing the path of the Arikaras through the oral traditions and oral histories that preserve and illuminate their past.
Trade Review“The long wait for a comprehensive Arikara history is over. Mark van de Logt has crafted a book that is sensitive, thorough, and essential, with Native voices resounding throughout.”—Elizabeth A. Fenn, author of
Encounters at the Heart of the World: A History of the Mandan People“This lavish chronicle of the Arikara world breaks new ground, exploring how mythological texts preserve ancient history and centering oral accounts of the Arikara people.
Between the Floods is an epic record of the life span of a nation.”— Roger Echo-Hawk, author of
The Enchanted Mirror, a three-volume history of Pawneeland
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Between the Floods presents the vast history of my people, the Arikara/Sahnish, through the stories of my ancestors and information about them. I hope scholarship on our history and culture will continue so all may get to know who we are.”—Loren Yellow Bird Sr. (Arikara Nation), Arikara historian and National Park Ranger
