Book: Standing In The Light - A Lakota Way Of Seeing

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Author:
Severt Young Bear & R. D. Theisz
ISBN:
9780803299122
Publication Details:
University of Nebraska Press; Reprint edition (March 1, 1996)
Book Details:
Paperback, 209 pages
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Severt Young Bear stood in the light - in the center ring at powwows and other gatherings of Lakota people. As founder and for many years, lead singer of the Porcupine Singers, a traditional singing and drumming group, he also stood, figuratively, in the light of understanding the cherished Lakota heritage.

Young Bear's own life in Brotherhood Community, Porcupine District of the Pine Ridge Sioux Reservation, is the linchpin of this narrative, which ranges across the landscape of Dakota culture, from the significance of names to the search for modern Lakota identity, from Lakota oral traditions to powwows and giveaways, from child-rearing practices to humor and leadership. "Music is at the center of Lakota Life," says Young Bear; he describes in rich detail the origins and varieties of Lakota song and dance. An in-depth presentation on Lakota music and the profession of singer by the founder and lead singer of the Porcupine Singers, a traditional singing and drumming group.

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Author:
Severt Young Bear & R. D. Theisz
ISBN:
9780803299122
Publication Details:
University of Nebraska Press; Reprint edition (March 1, 1996)
Book Details:
Paperback, 209 pages

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