# Cogewea, the Half-Blood — Chapters explained

> Chapter companions for Cogewea, the Half-Blood by Mourning Dove.

- [Dedication](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/cogewea_the_half_blood_se/chapters/dedication.md): The dedication honors See-whelh-ken, a venerated chief of the Schu-ayl-p-k, whose legacy is tied to the natural landmarks of the falls and pines. It mourns the destruction brought by the arrival of the pale face, and ded
- [To the Reader](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/cogewea_the_half_blood_se/chapters/to-the-reader.md): This introductory chapter presents the author, Mourning Dove, as the first Indian woman to enter the realm of fiction. It details her ancestry, including her great-grandfather Chief See-whelh-ken, her childhood, her educ
- [Cogewea, the Half-Blood](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/cogewea_the_half_blood_se/chapters/cogewea-the-half-blood.md): This opening chapter introduces Cogewea, a half-blood woman on the Montana cattle range, and sets the stage for the novel's exploration of identity, cultural conflict, and the lives of the Okanogan people. It establishes
- [I: Cogewea the Half-Blood](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/cogewea_the_half_blood_se/chapters/i-cogewea-the-half-blood.md): The chapter introduces Cogewea, a young woman of mixed Indian and white heritage, living on the Horseshoe Bend Ranch. She is contemplative and ambitious, feeling the weight of being a 'breed'—ostracized by both races. Th
- [II: The Roundup at Horseshoe Bend](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/cogewea_the_half_blood_se/chapters/ii-the-roundup-at-horseshoe-bend.md): The chapter opens with the beginning of the great horse roundup at Horseshoe Bend, where over a dozen cowboys gather at the Carter ranch. Cogewea helps her sister with housework while the men ride out for the hard chase.

> 30 more chapter companions — [open a free preview](https://www.betterreads.dev/reader?bookId=cogewea_the_half_blood_se_678kb&preview=1) to unlock the rest.

- [A Range Idyl](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/cogewea_the_half_blood_se/chapters/iii-a-range-idyl.md)
- [IV: Cogewea Hires the Tenderfoot](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/cogewea_the_half_blood_se/chapters/iv-cogewea-hires-the-tenderfoot.md)
- [V: The Tenderfoot's Bronco Riding](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/cogewea_the_half_blood_se/chapters/v-the-tenderfoot-s-bronco-riding.md)
- [VI: The Fourth of July](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/cogewea_the_half_blood_se/chapters/vi-the-fourth-of-july.md)
- [VII: The “Ladies’ ” and the “Squaw” Races](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/cogewea_the_half_blood_se/chapters/vii-the-ladies-and-the-squaw-races.md)
- [VIII: The Indian Dancers](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/cogewea_the_half_blood_se/chapters/viii-the-indian-dancers.md)
- [Under the Whispering Pines](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/cogewea_the_half_blood_se/chapters/ix-under-the-whispering-pines.md)
- [X: Lo! The Poor 'Breed'](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/cogewea_the_half_blood_se/chapters/x-lo-the-poor-breed.md)
- [At the Teepee Fireside](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/cogewea_the_half_blood_se/chapters/xi-at-the-teepee-fireside.md)
- [XII: On Buffalo Butte](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/cogewea_the_half_blood_se/chapters/xii-on-buffalo-butte.md)
- [XIII: A Visit to Stemteemä’s Teepee](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/cogewea_the_half_blood_se/chapters/xiii-a-visit-to-stemteem-s-teepee.md)
- [XIV: The Dead Man’s Vision](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/cogewea_the_half_blood_se/chapters/xiv-the-dead-man-s-vision.md)
- [XV: The Superior Race](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/cogewea_the_half_blood_se/chapters/xv-the-superior-race.md)
- [On the Old Buffalo Grounds](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/cogewea_the_half_blood_se/chapters/xvi-on-the-old-buffalo-grounds.md)
- [XVII: Frenchy—Toy of the Cowboys](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/cogewea_the_half_blood_se/chapters/xvii-frenchy-toy-of-the-cowboys.md)
- [XVIII: Swa-lah-kin](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/cogewea_the_half_blood_se/chapters/xviii-swa-lah-kin.md)
- [XIX: The Story of Green-blanket Feet](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/cogewea_the_half_blood_se/chapters/xix-the-story-of-green-blanket-feet.md)
- [A Tragedy of the Range](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/cogewea_the_half_blood_se/chapters/xx-a-tragedy-of-the-range.md)
- [XXI: A “Geezar” in Camp](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/cogewea_the_half_blood_se/chapters/xxi-a-geezar-in-camp.md)
- [Back to the Ranch](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/cogewea_the_half_blood_se/chapters/xxii-back-to-the-ranch.md)
- [The Basket Social](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/cogewea_the_half_blood_se/chapters/xxiii-the-basket-social.md)
- [XXIV: The Second Coming of the Shoyahpee](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/cogewea_the_half_blood_se/chapters/xxiv-the-second-coming-of-the-shoyahpee.md)
- [XXV: Voice of the Autumn Leaves](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/cogewea_the_half_blood_se/chapters/xxv-voice-of-the-autumn-leaves.md)
- [XXVI: Stemteemä Consults the Sweat House](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/cogewea_the_half_blood_se/chapters/xxvi-stemteem-consults-the-sweat-house.md)
- [XXVII: The Forked Tongue of the Shoyahpee](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/cogewea_the_half_blood_se/chapters/xxvii-the-forked-tongue-of-the-shoyahpee.md)
- [XXVIII: The Sentinel at the Rock](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/cogewea_the_half_blood_se/chapters/xxviii-the-sentinel-at-the-rock.md)
- [XXIX: Stemteemä’s Dream of the Soma-ash-hee](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/cogewea_the_half_blood_se/chapters/xxix-stemteem-s-dream-of-the-soma-ash-hee.md)
- [XXX: The Cost of Knowing](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/cogewea_the_half_blood_se/chapters/xxx-the-cost-of-knowing.md)
- [XXXI: A Voice from the Buffalo Skull](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/cogewea_the_half_blood_se/chapters/xxxi-a-voice-from-the-buffalo-skull.md)
- [Endnotes](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/cogewea_the_half_blood_se/chapters/endnotes.md)

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