Come Join Me in a Little History in Pictures! Paperback Give-away.

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Howdy!

Welcome, welcome to another truly terrific Tuesday.  (Say that a couple of time.)

Before I go into the heart of the blog today, let me mention I’ll be giving away a paperback of the book, SHE CAPTURES MY HEART, my latest book.

Also, let me encourage y’all to get the free Pink Pistols magazine, Vol 3 — you can download it here, over to the right the this page.  While I don’t usually write short stories, I did write one for this magazine and it’s a fiction story, but was inspired by three different and true stories from the long, long ago (1800’s).  The title is THE COURTSHIP OF MEDICINE PAINT.

When I’m writing, I have pictures, pictures and more pictures surrounding me — also books of all kinds, history, fiction and American Indian legends.  So, today, I thought I’d take you through some recent history (late 1800’s)  told in historical pictures.  Now, I’m a romance writer, and so these pictures are most likely of handsome American Indian men.

 

 

These first pictures are of the Blackfeet, Northern or Southern Pikuni or Piegan, the Blood and Blackfoot.  Did you know I am adopted Blackfeet?

Isn’t this a beautiful family?  I don’t know the names of these people, but I love this picture.

The picture to the right is of a Blackfeet man with his pipe, encased in a beautiful buckskin  sheath.

Again, I don’t know the name of this man, but I love the picture.

I love this picture here to the left.  It is of a couple of Blackfoot, Blood Indians.  The Blackfeet/Blackfoot Indians are divided into four different bands of the tribe: The Blackfoot in Canada; the Blood in Canada; the Northern Piegan/Pikuni in Canada; and the Blackfeet or Southern Piegan/Pikuni in Montana.

Below is one of my most favorite pictures and shows the two Blackfeet men, obviously out on the hunt in Glacier Nat’l Park.

I love how this picture shows the admiration for the view they are both witnessing.

This is truly a favorite of mine.

Moving right along to the next picture, is another picture that captures the moment of the times.

This is a picture of another Pikuni/Blackfeet Indian who I believe is carrying a goat on his shoulders.

Again, I really love this picture for its historical value.

For a long time, both my husband and I tried to determine what this man was carrying on his shoulders.  After blowing up the picture considerably, I decided it was most likely a goat.  My husband insists it is a jackalope.

Again, this is a picture of the moment, and it is one of my favorites.

I do believe this next picture might be described as a young Blackfeet warrior.  Please note the rifle he is carrying.

Again, there is so much history in this photograph.  Note the blanket he is wearing, as well as his leggings or perhaps pants underneath it.  Also, notice his moccasins, the pouches he is carrying and the decorations in his hair.  To me, this is a truly amazing photo.

And now, for a photo of an elder of the Blackfeet tribe.

Although I don’t know the name of this warrior, there is so much history in the photo, I feel I should point out some things about it.

One, is the simple feather in his hair.  Next is the single earring we see, as well as how his hair is braided.  The Blackfeet wore three, not two braids.  Two at the side of the face and one in back.

And then there is his shirt.  One of the details I discovered from reading James Willard Schultz’s books is that the Blackfeet men made and decorated their own clothing.

And what a beautiful shirt this man is wearing.  So much detail is there in this picture, I think sometimes this picture alone tells a story

I also think he his holding a spear in his hand and we see the upper part of the spear.

But now for a picture of a couple who are not Blackfeet, but is a photo taken of a medicine man and his wife and child.

I believe the tribe is Kiowa.  The reason I love this picture is because it is of a medicine man and his family.

Notice the rattle he holds in his hand — these were very important to medicine men, as was their medicine drum and drum beater.

For me, this is an important picture because it shows the medicine man as he lived.  In the pictures in the past done by George Catlin and Karl Bodner, we see the medicine man painting usually dressed in his medicine clothing and one doesn’t get to see the man, himself.

Here we see the medicine man as he was probably known in his everyday life.  Notice, also the tepee in the background.

Since I am writing about the medicine men, this is a picture that I admire.  And, I am so glad that someone long ago got this couple to pose for the picture.

Well, that’s all for today.  I hope you’ve enjoyed this history in pictures blog.

Regarding the drawing for the paperback, please see the giveaway rules to the left.  All you have to do to be entered into the drawing is to leave a comment.

My wish is for y’all to do well.

 

 

 

 

 

 

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KAREN KAY aka GEN BAILEY is the multi-published author of American Indian Historical Romances. She has written for such prestigious publishers as AVON/HarperCollins, Berkley/Penguin/Putnam and Samhain Publishing. KAREN KAY’S great grandmother was Choctaw Indian and Kay is honored to be able to write about the American Indian Culture.
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56 thoughts on “Come Join Me in a Little History in Pictures! Paperback Give-away.”

  2. Very informative! Love the pictures. We see a different point of view from what TV and movies portrayed.

  4. Thank you for sharing the pictures and information. I did not know any of this history. This makes a person want to know learn more about the lives the Indians, so different than television.

    • Hi Vivian! I so agree. History can be vivid and enlightening — and isn’t it great to get another viewpoint on a people we’ve gotten to know through the images of Hollywood, which were not very true. : )

  5. I’ve been doing some all around research lately, and your photos added something to the spirit of my understanding. Thanks so much!!!

    • Hi Juan! Thank you so much for your post. Your enthusiasm is so wonderful! Often, I think we can learn much from the real history and pictures from the past. : )

  7. Hi Kathy! You are very welcome! I can get lost in these pictures and in the history I read. It’s a real pleasure to be able to share some of it. : )

  8. Thank You, for the lesson in history. I believe that history would be more enjoyable for people, if they would study and learn more about the people first, before studying about things that took place on their land. The background history would make more sense, then.

    • Hi Kathleen! Wow, I bet you might have a similar reaction to the photos as I do, then. It’s a real treat to be able to see these people as they were — these were at the turn of the century. Thanks for your comment.

    • Hi Deana! Ah, the Comanche. Such a beautiful people. I have a few photos of young warriors from this time period and they practically come off the page. If I do another post of other tribes besides the Blackfeet, I will try to post some of these. : )

  14. Hi Shanna! How lovely of you to come here today. I love the magazine. It’s better than the glossy ones in my opinion. Thanks for coming here today.

  16. Hi Tammy! I, too, love this. I think when one writes historicals one really needs thiese pictures, if only to envision what one is writing about. : )

  17. Karen…Love the picture of the smiling family, haven’t seen one like that before. I always go to Browning when I’m in Montana because I like to visit the Museum of the Plains Indians to see the beauty of the things they made years ago until today.

    • Hi Rachel! Ah, you go to Browning? Gosh, it reminds me that it’s been about 2-3 years since I was last in Browning. Have you ever been to the Indian Days Pow-wow? I used to go a lot, but when we moved to the East, it’s harder for me to get there. But it was at the pow-wow where I first got to stay overnight in a tepee. The short story in the magazine is inspired by about 3 different Blackfeet stories, some of them very old. They still make some beautiful things. Gosh, I think it’s great you get to go there. : )

  22. I Love the history here (both the comments & the photos)! I had to laugh at the jackalope & I agree… it looks like a small goat). The medicine man & his family was my favorite photo here.

    • Hi Amy,

      Yes, my husband and I had a good laugh over the jackalope. Yes, I agree with you on my favorite photo. It is the medicine man and his family. : )

  25. Interesting information.
    My Grandfather’s ranch n Southeaster Colorado was not far from the Kiowa grasslands. There is a wonderful and informative museum in La Junta, Colorado that feature the Kiowa

    • Hi Joye!

      Have driven through that part of Kansas on many a trip from the west to the east and vice versa. Have stopped at different places where it is said a battle took place — one of them I note in War Cloud’s Passion. Went to that part of Texas where the battle took place. I’ll have to study the Kiowa a little, as well as the Comanche and Cheyenne. I know a little, but not enough. I know the Cheyenne (southern) were allied with the Kiowa. Thanks so much for your thoughts.

  29. Thank you, Thank you, so much, Karen, for the beautiful pictures you shared!! I loved them all!! I love learning about all the tribes that originally made this great nation of ours and who continue to try to help keep this a great nation. My family and I are in the lineage of the Cherokee and I’m very proud to be a part of that nation, even with the heartbreaking history of “The Trail of Tears”, I love your books and I’m proud to call you a dear friend. Thank you once again for the beautiful pictures and your wonderful tales of the Native Americans!! God Bless You and Yours Always!!

  30. Thank you so much, Valerie, for your beautiful and heart-touching words. According to the stories passed along to me, my lineage is Choctaw, who were neighbors of the Cherokee. We are on no roles, however. At least, I don’t believe we are. I have come to believe that, like many Choctaw who walked the Choctaw Trail of Tears, my ancestors escaped the trail by way of the Mississippi. The place where I was born was close to the Mississippi. Thank you again for your kind, kind words.

  31. Thank you so much for sharing these wonderful photos. They really give the viewer a wonderful insight into the history.

    • Hi Cherie! I really think so, too. When I’m writing, I often have these and other photos around me. Brings history down to a personal basis, I think. Thank you for your thoughts.

  34. What wonderful pictures. Looking at the one of the Blackfeet elder, some of the decoration on his shirt looks like quillwork. I wonder about the long length of hair held by the medallion attached at his shoulder. Is it human, horse…? Looking at what he is holding in his hand, I do not see a shaft extending behind his hand. Looking at what he does have in his hand, it looks a lot like a sage twist/bundle. Perhaps it signifies his position as a medicine man. He is certainly a man of dignity. I find the last picture of the Kiowa medicine man and family interesting. I can’t tell if the lengths of hide or pelt extending down his front to the ground are a stole of some sort or extremely long extensions of his braids. Extensions are common (our daughter wore mink pelts) but I have never seen any like this. His footwear is a bit different also. Rather than a rounded toe, it is almost a cloven toe design like a hoof would be. The wife’s hair seems much lighter in color than most, even her baby’s. The extensive use of what appears to be elk’s teeth on the baby’s shirt and numerous necklaces for one so young is interesting. I would have thought by the time this picture was taken they had moved far enough south that elk would not have been available as game. If so, they could be from trade with northern tribes.
    My absolute favorite of all the pictures if the first of the Blackfeet family. This is not a staid, posed picture. They are relaxed, genuine, and truly happy. The little girl is a delight. I just want to pick her up and give her a hug. Her high boots have nice beadwork, most likely done by a loving mother. These are good people one should be proud to call neighbors and friends.
    Thank you so much for sharing these pictures with us today.

    • I always love how astute you are on these details. And, I loved your comments on everything. I didn’t blow the picture up of the elder Blackfeet man and I didn’t those things. Gosh, I love your observations.

      I, too, love the picture of the Blackfeet family. I have found the Blackfeet to be kind, generous and quite intelligent and I think this picture shows all of this.

      As for the Kiowa Medicine Man and his wife and child, I’m going to blow it up a bit to see more detail. What I love about this photo is it shows the man as he most likely was known — not in his medicine man regalia — and I think man and wife look happy. I have some other photos of families where they look very, very happy. I might do another walk through history again in the future and show these.

      Thanks Patricia.

  36. Hi Megan! I think they are amazing, too. I’m so glad we have these and painting from Catlin and Bodner so we can see a bit of the history through the eyes of those who lived it. : )

  37. Welcome Karen Kay, I just loved these pictures and the history they show.
    The little town where I have lived practically all my life, history has it that Indians used to live here. I love living in a place that has history like it.
    Just love your new book

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