Origin of the Arikara by Hand 
The first book in the Naašahniisit 
(The Ways of the Arikara) series.

Authored by: 
Susan Paulson , staWIsaaNAhkáta 
(Yellow Cedar Woman)
Jennifer Young Bear , skowisahnish
(The Face of the Arikara)
Thomas Plenty Chief, Jr. , Wáh čišWAhnaáhu’ tIhiRAxwó’ (Whistle Goes Ahead)
Lee Voigt, naaNIškatít neešaánu’
(Black Society Chief)

© 2025 by Paulson, Young Bear, Plenty Chief. 
All Rights Reserved.

 
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Illustrations by: 
Jackie Bird , Gooxaadiwiash 
(Corn Woman)
Creative direction by: 
Russell M. Gillette, aaxwiítu’ 
(Hooves)