Mark Van De Logt
Biographic Data
| ID | 503182 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Mark Van De Logt |
| GIVEN NAMES | Mark |
| FAMILY NAME | Van De Logt |
| SIGNATURE | VAN DE LOGT M |
| AFFILIATIONS | Indiana University |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 6 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 2 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 6 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2001 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2017 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Whoever Makes War upon the Rees Will Be Considered Making War upon the ‘Great Father’”
“Whoever Makes War upon the Rees Will Be Considered Making War upon the ‘Great Father’”Sahnish Military Service on the Northern Great Plains, 1865–1881 Mark van de Logt (bio) In the mid-1860s the Arikaras, or Sahnish, struggled against Sioux (Dakota and Lakota) incursions into their territory. After first forming an alliance with the Mandans and Hidatsas to resist Sioux expansion, Sahnish leaders White Shield and Son of Star also attempted to cre…
“I Was Brought to Life to Save My People from Starvation and from Their Enemies”
O ne day in the early 1830s, a Lakota war party surprised five Pawnee Indians trapping beaver. Four of the Pawnee escaped to the hills, but the Lakota killed the remaining man and dismembered his body. When the Pawnees returned later that spring to collect the bones of their slain friend, they found only arrows and bullets. His remains had disappeared. Several years later, however, the slain man's spirit returned from the dead. His name was Pahuk…
The Whirlwind Is Coming to Destroy My People
Arikara Indian folklore is full of monsters: scalped men, cannibals, witches, water monsters, spirits, ghosts, and monstrous man-eating animals.But the most powerful monster of Arikara tradition was a devastating whirlwind.Appearing in several versions of the Arikara creation account, this whirlwind destroyed and scattered hundreds of people who had neglected to make sacrifi ces in its honor.Only some people were saved from total destruction thro…
The Powers of the Heavens Shall Eat of My Smoke
This study examines the cultural significance of scalping among the Pawnee Indians. Pawnee warriors took scalps to obtain spiritual power. When sacrificed in a special ceremony, scalps ensured the vitality and well-being of the Pawnee people. Sacrificing scalps also raised the status of men in Pawnee society and improved their prospects for marriage. Scalps were also taken to avenge the killing of tribal members by enemies, to strengthen diplomat…
Sacajawea’s People
"Sacajawea’s People: The Lemhi Shoshones and the Salmon River Country, by John W. W. Mann." Canadian Journal of History, 40(3), pp. 561–562
Indian Treaty-Making Policy in the United States and Canada, 1867-1877 (review)
The Powers of the Heavens Shall Eat of My Smoke
This study examines the cultural significance of scalping among the Pawnee Indians. Pawnee warriors took scalps to obtain spiritual power. When sacrificed in a special ceremony, scalps ensured the vitality and well-being of the Pawnee people. Sacrificing scalps also raised the status of men in Pawnee society and improved their prospects for marriage. Scalps were also taken to avenge the killing of tribal members by enemies, to strengthen diplomat…
Indian Treaty-Making Policy in the United States and Canada, 1867-1877 (review)
Sacajawea’s People
"Sacajawea’s People: The Lemhi Shoshones and the Salmon River Country, by John W. W. Mann." Canadian Journal of History, 40(3), pp. 561–562
The Powers of the Heavens Shall Eat of My Smoke
This study examines the cultural significance of scalping among the Pawnee Indians. Pawnee warriors took scalps to obtain spiritual power. When sacrificed in a special ceremony, scalps ensured the vitality and well-being of the Pawnee people. Sacrificing scalps also raised the status of men in Pawnee society and improved their prospects for marriage. Scalps were also taken to avenge the killing of tribal members by enemies, to strengthen diplomat…
The Whirlwind Is Coming to Destroy My People
Arikara Indian folklore is full of monsters: scalped men, cannibals, witches, water monsters, spirits, ghosts, and monstrous man-eating animals.But the most powerful monster of Arikara tradition was a devastating whirlwind.Appearing in several versions of the Arikara creation account, this whirlwind destroyed and scattered hundreds of people who had neglected to make sacrifi ces in its honor.Only some people were saved from total destruction thro…
“I Was Brought to Life to Save My People from Starvation and from Their Enemies”
O ne day in the early 1830s, a Lakota war party surprised five Pawnee Indians trapping beaver. Four of the Pawnee escaped to the hills, but the Lakota killed the remaining man and dismembered his body. When the Pawnees returned later that spring to collect the bones of their slain friend, they found only arrows and bullets. His remains had disappeared. Several years later, however, the slain man's spirit returned from the dead. His name was Pahuk…
Whoever Makes War upon the Rees Will Be Considered Making War upon the ‘Great Father’”
“Whoever Makes War upon the Rees Will Be Considered Making War upon the ‘Great Father’”Sahnish Military Service on the Northern Great Plains, 1865–1881 Mark van de Logt (bio) In the mid-1860s the Arikaras, or Sahnish, struggled against Sioux (Dakota and Lakota) incursions into their territory. After first forming an alliance with the Mandans and Hidatsas to resist Sioux expansion, Sahnish leaders White Shield and Son of Star also attempted to cre…
History (5 works) · Political science (4 works) · Law (3 works) · Archaeology (2 works) · Archaeology and Natural History (2 works) · Geography (2 works) · History (2 works) · Sociology (2 works) · Adversary (1 work) · Aesthetics (1 work)