The Calendar History of Kiowa Indians (Illustrated Edition). James Mooney
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Moons or Months of other Tribes
The Anko Monthly Calendar (August, 1889—July, 1893.)
Military and Trading Posts, Missions, etc
Within the Limits of the Accompanying Map
THE KIOWA RANGE SHOWING THE LOCATION OF THE PLAINS TRIBES IN 1832.
Introduction
Age of Aboriginal American Records
The desire to preserve to future ages the memory of past achievements is a universal human instinct, as witness the clay tablets of old Chaldea, the hieroglyphs of the obelisks, our countless thousands of manuscripts and printed volumes, and the gossiping old story-teller of the village or the backwoods cabin. The reliability of the record depends chiefly on the truthfulness of the recorder and the adequacy of the method employed. In Asia, the cradle of civilization, authentic history goes