A Hidatsa Indian man, living in North Dakota at the turn of the century, relates the story of his life and the history and customs of his people.

Based on the information provided, it seems that the book is an account of the life of Edward Goodbird, a Native American man who was a member of the Hidatsa tribe. The book includes details about the tribe's way of life, including their use of earth lodges and cultivation of crops, as well as their hunting practices. The book also describes a specific hunt for buffaloes, led by two chosen leaders, and the tribe's subsequent camp on a sandbar near the mouth of the Yellowstone River.

A Broken Flute is a book of reviews that critically evaluate children's books about Native Americans written between the early 1900s and 2003, accompanied by stories, essays and poems from its contributors. The authors critique some 600 books by more than 500 authors, arranging titles A to Z and covering pre-school, K-12 levels, and evaluations of some adult and teacher materials. This book is a valuable resource for community and educational organizations, and a key reference for public and school libraries, and Native American collections.

Agriculture of the Hidatsa Indians is the account of anthropologist Gilbert Wilson on the Hidatsa Indian's agricultural practices. Wilson formed a close friendship with Buffalo Bird Woman and her son and compiled all this information from their routine practices to provide this research.

Provides the reader with an impressive selection of articles on the history of education from a broad base, including a new introduction from the editor.

This that I now tell is as I saw my mothers do, or did myself, when I was young. My mothers were industrious women, and our family had always good crops; and I will tell now how the women of my father's family cared for their fields, as I saw them, and helped them. --Buffalo Bird Woman