Traditions of the Skidi Pawnee

 Traditions of the Skidi Pawnee    is a landmark ethnographic collection by anthropologist George Amos Dorsey, preserving the sacred stories, rituals, and cosmology of the Skidi band of the Pawnee Nation. Based on direct oral histories and ceremonial observation, the book assembles dozens of myths and legends central to Skidi worldview—including origin tales, star lore, animal transformations, and accounts of the Morning Star sacrifice. Each narrative is rendered with rich detail