List of Illustrations vii
Preface ix
Acknowledgments xix
PART ONE: THEY CAME BEFORE
1 They Came Before 1
2 The Early Years in Indian Territory 16
3 Allotment Comes 28
4 The Spirits Come 51
5 "They Were All around Us" 80
PART TWO: BECOMING PAWNEE
6 Becoming Pawnee 117
7 Childhood in Pawnee 139
8 The Old and the New 152
9 The Truths 179
APPENDIX A
Blaine Genealogy Chart 215
APPENDIX B
Pawnee Indian Guardianship Record 216
Notes 225
Bibliography 259
Index 267