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THIS book—the story of a Hopi Indian from Arizona—forms an interesting sequel to its predecessor in the same series, which was a similar account of a Kwakiutl Indian from Vancouver Island. In both cases the period covered is one of conflicting cultures—Indian and white—beginning whilst the Indian customs are still holding sway but gradually weakening as the white influence becomes stronger. The cultural setting of the two tribes is quite different, and a good deal of interest is added if both autobiographies are studied.
Sun Chief
The Autobiography of a Hopi Indian. Edited by Leo W. Simmons. (Published for the Institute of Human Relations.) Pp. xi + 460 + 5 plates. (New Haven, Conn.: Yale University Press; London: Oxford University Press, 1942.) 26s. 6d. net.
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RISHBETH, K. Sun Chief. Nature 152, 34 (1943). https://doi.org/10.1038/152034a0
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