the young man (Tale 75)

Family: Arikara · Role: young man · First appears: Tale 75 · The Capture of the Enemy’s Bows

In Tale 75, the young man (Tale 75) learned from the young man's brother (Tale 75) that their father was hiding in the timber. One evening, he joined his brother and the young man's father (Tale 75) in attacking the enemy camp; the three frightened the enemy into fleeing, captured their bows and several people, and caught up with them the next day, killing many.

Afterward, the three set the enemy’s bows and arrows on a high hill, with one bow in the middle and the others resting on it. The hill became known as “Enemy’s-Bows-Upon-a-High-Hill.”

Relationship record

Life events

• The young man learned that his father was hiding in the timber.(Tale 75 · The Capture of the Enemy’s Bows · 📍 the timber)
  • With: the young man's brother (Tale 75) the young man's father (Tale 75)
  • “He found his brother coming from a thickly timbered place, who told him that his father was in hiding in the timber.”
• The three attacked the enemy camp, frightening the enemy into fleeing.(Tale 75 · The Capture of the Enemy’s Bows · 📍 the enemy's camp)
  • With: the young man's brother (Tale 75) the young man's father (Tale 75)
  • “So the three gave the war-whoop and attacked the camp. The oldest man, at the same time, yelled: ‘My people, do not run, but pick up your bows! We are here!’ When they gave the war-whoop the trees all seemed to give the war-whoop—even the grass gave the war-whoop. The stars seemed to give the war-whoop. War-whoops sounded all through the timber. The birds and everything seemed to give the war-whoop. The enemy were frightened. They ran.”
• The three captured the enemy's bows and several of their people.(Tale 75 · The Capture of the Enemy’s Bows)
  • With: the young man's brother (Tale 75) the young man's father (Tale 75) the Sioux (Tale 75)
  • “They captured the enemy’s bows and several of their people.”
• The three caught up with the enemy and killed many.(Tale 75 · The Capture of the Enemy’s Bows)
  • With: the young man's brother (Tale 75) the young man's father (Tale 75) the Sioux (Tale 75)
  • “The next day they came up with them and killed a great many.”
• They set the enemy's bows and arrows on a high hill, which became known as Enemy’s-Bows-Upon-a-High-Hill.(Tale 75 · The Capture of the Enemy’s Bows · 📍 a high hill)
  • With: the young man's brother (Tale 75) the young man's father (Tale 75)
  • “They set them up, with one bow in the middle and all the other bows resting on it. So all the bows and arrows were set upon the high hill. The hill was known after that as ‘Enemy’s-Bows-Upon-a-High-Hill.’”

Tale 75 · The Capture of the Enemy’s Bows

• siblings with the young man's brother (Tale 75) “He found his brother coming from a thickly timbered place, who told him that his father was in hiding in the timber.”
• parent: the young man's father (Tale 75) “He found his brother coming from a thickly timbered place, who told him that his father was in hiding in the timber.”

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Extracted from the original text of Traditions of the Arikara. Made with Rho MD.