When he wanted to travel, he called for his braves, and they would carry him upon a travois, an A-shaped frame made of long poles and a deerskin platform. |
The families walked the 140-mile trip and children and elders rode on lodge-pole travois dragged by ponies and loaded with tents, kettles and food. |
The next day the chief gave orders to hitch the dogs to the travois and move camp. |
They all then prepare to return to Drexal making travois for the injured. |
However, to date, the provincial government is dragging its travois, so to speak. |
The photograph reproduced in plate 14 shows a Cheyenne family group, an interesting example of a travois, and part of a lodge. |