A stunning picture book biography of a 19th century Hidatsa woman,
from award-winning author and illustrator S. D. Nelson
Buffalo Bird Girl (ca. 1839-1932) was a member of the Hidatsa, a Native
American community that lived in permanent villages along the Missouri
River on the Great Plains. Like other girls her age, Buffalo Bird Girl
learned the ways of her people through watching and listening, and then
by doing. She helped plant crops in the spring, tended the fields
through the summer, and in autumn joined in the harvest. She learned to
prepare animal skins, dry meat, and perform other duties.
There was also time for playing games with friends and training her dog.
When her family visited the nearby trading post, there were all sorts of
fascinating things to see from the white man's settlements in the East.
Award-winning author and artist S. D. Nelson (Standing Rock Sioux)
captures the spirit of Buffalo Bird Girl by interweaving the actual
words and stories of Buffalo Bird Woman with his artwork and archival
photographs. Backmatter includes a history of the Hidatsa and a
timeline.