Arikara

• Douglas R. Parks, Traditional Narratives of the Arikara Indians. Volume 1: Stories of Alfred Morsette. Volume 2: Stories of Other Narrators. Studies in the Anthropology of North American Indians, Univ. of Nebraska Press, 1990. 435 pp. & 368 pp. $125 (2-volume set). --- The first collection of Arikara (Caddoan) texts ever to be published, these volumes include 156 stories recorded by Parks between 1970 and 1987. The first volume contains the repertoire of Alfred Morsette, a particularly accomplished raconteur; ten other narrators are represented in the second volume. One text in each volume is morphologically analyzed, otherwise the texts are presented with interlinear translations. Two further volumes of free translations are planned. A cassette recording of selected narratives is available for $10. --- Order from Univ. of Nebraska Press, 901 N. 17th St., Lincoln, NE 68588-0520. [Oct. 1990]