“When I discovered that I could obtain the unbosoming of their secrets and that the door was open to me for study and investigation, I resolved that I would do my best to preserve all the knowledge available.” The young were disinterested in preserving the old ways of life and he realised that without a written language of their own, the culture, religion and folk-lore of the Blackfeet would soon fall into oblivion. When Walter McClintock first became acquainted with the Blackfeet Native Americans in the late nineteenth century he realised that their way of life was under threat. “A valuable reference on Blackfeet customs and mythology.” - Journal of the West The young were disinterested in preserving the old ways of life and he realised that without a written language of thei “A valuable reference on Blackfeet customs and mythology.” - Journal of the West When Walter McClintock first became acquainted with the Blackfeet Native Americans in the late nineteenth century he realised that their way of life was under threat.
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