<p>Melvin R. Gilmore's 'Prairie Smoke, a Collection of Lore of the Prairies' is a meticulously researched homage to the cultural tapestry of Native American tribes in present-day North Dakota. Through a compilation of narratives, Gilmore intertwines the linguistic diversities and historical traditions of the Algonkian, Siouan, and Caddoan linguistic stocks, epitomizing the Chippewa, Dakota, Mandan, Hidatsa, and Arikara nations. His scholarly pres...