Table of Contents

* Pronunciation Guide * Acknowledgments * Introduction * Chapter 1. Native American Ethnogeography and Research * Chapter 2. Kiowa Physical and Cultural Geography * Chapter 3. The Kiowa Homeland * Chapter 4. Black Goose's Map of the Kiowa, Comanche, and Apache Reservation in Oklahoma Territory * Chapter 5. Contemporary Kiowa Ethnogeography * Appendix A. Kiowa Geography and Weather Terms * Appendix B. Kiowa Land-Based Place Names * Mountains * Hills and Ridges * Bluffs, Concavities, and Escarpments * Other Landforms * More Recent Anglo Locales * Appendix C. Kiowa Water-Based Place Names and Astrological Place Names * Streams * Springs, Ponds, and Lakes * Stream Crossings * Astrological Place Names * Appendix D. Modern Place Names Related to the Kiowa * Appendix E. Names of Kiowa Calendar Entries 1833-1892 * Appendix F. Statistical Analysis of Kiowa Place Names * Notes * Bibliography * Index

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An enlightening study of more than 300 place names and geographical features that reveal a rich trove of findings related to Kiowa culture and history.

About the Author

William C. Meadows is Professor of Anthropology and Native American Studies at Missouri State University.