Om-Kas-Toe : Blackfeet Twin Captures an Elkdog

by Thomasma, Kenneth; Brouwer, Jack

• ISBN13: 9780801088841
• ISBN10: 0801088844
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 1986-06-01
• Publisher: Baker Book House

Summary

Three hundred years ago the Blackfeet tribe wandered the northern plains in search of the buffalo they needed for meat and hides. The braves hunted on foot, which made stalking and killing the large animals very dangerous. The women and children followed, using backpacks and dogs to carry their belongings. Young Om-kas-toe longs for the day when he can take his place as a brave. He doesn't have to wait long for adventure, however. While serving as lookouts he and his twin sister discover a strange animal that has never before been seen by the Blackfeet tribe. The animal is a horse; the tribe calls it an elkdog. Life in the tribe is never the same after the first elkdog is discovered and captured. For many years the story of the twins and the first elkdog is told around Blackfeet fires.

Table of Contents

Preface	9	(4)
Twins and Wise Bird	13	(16)
A Desperate Search	29	(16)
A Dangerous Hunt	45	(12)
The Enemy and Elkdog	57	(12)
Wise Bird's Secret	69	(16)
A Secret Revealed	85	(16)
Twin Girl's Amazing Discovery	101	(16)
Capturing Elkdog	117	(12)
Great Fortune and Sorrow	129	(14)
Powerful Medicine	143	(16)
In the Lair of the Enemy	159	(12)
An Important Message	171	(14)
Beautiful Black Elkdog	185	(14)
Near Death	199	(14)
Epilogue	213