Book digitized by Google and uploaded to the Internet Archive by user tpb. Reprint of v. 11 of Anthropological papers of the American Museum of Natural History, published in 13 pts. from 1912 to 1916 Bibliography: p. 987-992 Includes index pt. 1. Wissler, C. Societies and ceremonial associations in the Oglala division of the Teton-Dakota.--pt. 2. Lowie, R. H. Dance associations of the eastern Dakota.--pt. 3. Lowie, R. H. Societies of the Crow, Hidatsa, and Mandan Indians.--pt. 4. Wissler, C. Societies and dance associations of the Blackfoot Indians.--pt. 5. Goddard, P. E. Dancing societies of the Sarsi Indians.--pt. 6. Skinner, A. Political organization, cults, and ceremonies of the Plains-Ojibway and Plains-Cree Indians.--pt. 7. Murie, J. R. Pawnee Indian societies.--pt. 8. Lowie, R. H. Societies of the Arikara Indians.--pt. 9. Skinner, A. Societies of the Iowa, Kansa, and Ponca Indians.--pt. 10. Lowie, R. H. Dances and societies of the Plains Shoshone.--pt. 11. Lowie, R. H. Societies of the Kiowa.--pt. 12. Wissler, C. General discussion of shamanistic and dancing societies.--pt. 13. Lowie, R. H. Plains Indian age-societies: historical and comparative summary