I am passing on this announcement, which I thought might be of interest to the list.  I am not actually associated with this project:
 

 The Smithsonian Institution Libraries (SIL) announces a new digital edition of John C. Ewers' "The Horse in Blackfoot Indian Culture."  This classic study examines how the introduction of the horse transformed Plains Indian cultures, affecting aspects of life ranging from hunting methods to social relationships.  The monograph is reproduced on the SIL Web site in its entirety, including the original photographs that accompanied the text and complete digitally replicated pages. It is accompanied by an introduction written by Candace S. Greene, Department of Anthropology, National Museum of Natural History, situating Ewer's work in its historical context and describing his considerable contributions to Plains Indian studies in this volume.  The article can be found at:    http://www.sil.si.edu/DigitalCollections/BAE/Bulletin159/  .  This latest digital edition is drawn from the publication series originally issued in print form by the Smithsonian's Bureau of American Ethnology (BAE). SIL launched the first of these bulletins in digital form in 1996 with an anthropological paper from Bulletin number 164, titled "Hair Pipes in Plains Indians Adornment," also by John C. Ewers. Subsequent publications will be released at regular intervals. SIL's digital editions of these scarce and out-of-print BAE reports provide international access for both the public and the scholarly community to authoritative information about Native American languages, cultures, and history.

     To access Smithsonian Libraries' complete list of digital editions, please visit: http://www.sil.si.edu/DigitalCollections  A host of other rare books and valuable studies are available for viewing, including, among many others, François Nicolas Martinet's Ornithologie  from 1773-1792 and Tycho Brahe's Astronomiæ instauratæ mechanica  from 1602.  All digital editions contain prefatory essays by SI or SIL staff field specialists.  New digital editions will be posted on a regular basis. 

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