B.A. from Dartmouth College in 1931.

M.A. in Anthropology from Yale University in 1934.

• In 1965 he was the first recipient of the Smithsonian Institution's Exceptional Service Award.

• He was also the recipient of Winther Memorial award of the Western History Association.

• Some of his publications include :

  • The Horse in Blackfoot Indian Culture.

  • The Blackfeet: Raiders on the Northwestern Plains.

  • Artists of the Old West.

  • Plains Indian Sculpture.

source: John Canfield Ewers

The Horse in Blackfoot Indian Culture: With Comparative Material from Other Western Tribes, Plains Indian History and Culture: Essays on Continuity and Change , Artists of the Old West.