Indian galloping on horsebackA Fantasy from the Pony War DanceAmong the many interesting features of the pageant given on special occasions by the Blackfoot Indians on their reservation in Canada, the most spectacular is the Pony War Dance, or theDeparture for Battle.In this scene about sixty young men take part, riding horses as wild as themselves. The acting is fierce—not like the conduct of a mimic battle on our stage—but performed with the desperate zest of men who hope for distinction in war.Illustration fromCHARTERING A NATIONbyJulian RalphOriginally published inHarper’s Magazine,December, 1891
A Fantasy from the Pony War DanceAmong the many interesting features of the pageant given on special occasions by the Blackfoot Indians on their reservation in Canada, the most spectacular is the Pony War Dance, or theDeparture for Battle.In this scene about sixty young men take part, riding horses as wild as themselves. The acting is fierce—not like the conduct of a mimic battle on our stage—but performed with the desperate zest of men who hope for distinction in war.Illustration fromCHARTERING A NATIONbyJulian RalphOriginally published inHarper’s Magazine,December, 1891
Among the many interesting features of the pageant given on special occasions by the Blackfoot Indians on their reservation in Canada, the most spectacular is the Pony War Dance, or theDeparture for Battle.In this scene about sixty young men take part, riding horses as wild as themselves. The acting is fierce—not like the conduct of a mimic battle on our stage—but performed with the desperate zest of men who hope for distinction in war.
Scout on horseback