Montana 1911 : a professor and his wife among the Blackfeet : Wilhelmina Maria Uhlenbeck-Melchior's diary and C.C. Uhlenbeck's original Blackfoot texts and a new series of Blackfoot texts

In the summer of 1911, Dutch anthropologist and linguist C.C. Uhlenbeck traveled to Montana to conduct fieldwork among the southern Piegan Indians. Accompanying him during his three-month stay was his wife, Wilhelmina, who kept a diary of their experiences among the Blackfeet. This diary is reproduced here in full, translated for the first time from Dutch into English by Mary Eggermont-Molenaar.Montana 1911: A Professor and His Wife among the Blackfeet is a fascinating first-hand glimpse of the couple’s daily activities on the reservation, as well as an intimate look at the Blackfoot way of life. Wilhelmina’s diary expresses her desire to learn from the Blackfoot people and describes their faces, dwellings, dances, and songs. Her diary is supplemented with notes, an introduction to the Blackfeet and their mythology, and a biographical sketch on the Uhlenbecks. Also included is a selection of C.C. Uhlenbeck’s writings on the Blackfeet from 1911 and 1912, which parallels the text from his wife’s diary. Montana 1911: A Professor and his Wife among the Blackfeet is the complete text diary kept by Mrs. W.M. Uhlenbeck-Melchior while accompanying her husband, the Dutch anthropologist/linguist, Dr. C.C. Uhlenbeck during his fieldwork on the Blackfeet reservation in Montana in the summer of 1911. Her eyewitness account of their three-month stay gives the reader fascinating insights into the world of the Blackfeet as much as the Uhlenbecks. The first edition ever to be translated into English, this book is complete with notes, introductions, and supplementary materials. The book includes essays on Blackfeet mythology and folklore that detail life before the reservation period and a biographical sketch of the Uhlenbecks, featuring aspects of C.C. Uhlenbeck's career as a linguist and scholar, as well as numerous photographs from the era. Contents......Page 7 Preface and Acknowledgements......Page 10 Introduction to the Blackfeet in Montana......Page 14 The Uhlenbecks and the Burdens of Life A Biographical Introduction......Page 20 Mrs. Uhlenbeck An Informed Diarist?......Page 30 Mrs. Uhlenbeck's Diary......Page 44 The Blackfoot Texts......Page 194 A Dutch Linguist on the Priaries C. C. Uhlenbeck's Work on Blackfoot......Page 196 Legendary Histories......Page 208 Collage of Blackfoot Texts Recorded by C. C. uhlenbeck......Page 216 References......Page 360 Appendix A: Patronymics and Proper Names of the Peigans......Page 368 Appendix B: Social Organization of the Southern Peigans......Page 380 Appendix C: Dances of the Peigan (De Dansen der Peigans)......Page 388 Notes......Page 414 A biographical sketch of the Uhlenbecks, featuring aspects of C C Uhlenbeck's career as a linguist and scholar. It includes essays on Blackfeet mythology & folklore that detail life before the reservation period.