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Originally published in 1967, this remarkable pictographic history consists of more than four hundred drawings and script notations by Amos Bad Heart Bull, and Oglala Lakota man from the Pine Ridge Reservation made between 1890 and the time of his death...

A political history. In the latter half of the nineteenth century, the United States government, through its agents, superintendents and commissioners, endeavored to reshape Lakota society in accordance with American ideals.Part of this acculturation...

The religious fervor known as the Ghost Dance movement was precipitated by the prophecies and teachings of a northern Paiute named Wovoka (Jack Wilson). During a solar eclipse on New Year's day, 1889, Wovoka experienced a revelation that promised...

"I, Ta-o-ya-te-du-ta, am not a coward. I will die with you." With this statement, Little Crow reluctantly put himself at the head of the Indian forces and plunged his nation into war against the United States.At a time when Union and Confederate armies...

Sitting Bull's name is still the best known of any American Indian leader, but his life and legacy have been shrouded with misinformation and half-truths. In Sitting Bull, Bill Yenne follows the history of this remarkable man from his headstrong youth...

Through essays, personal stories, case studies, satire, and poetry, "The Great Vanishing Act" brings together writers from around the world to explore the biological and cultural metaphor of blood quantum, the most critical issue facing Indigenous...

On the sparkling morning of June 25, 1876, 611 U.S. Army Soldiers rode toward the banks of the Little Big Horn in the Montana Territory, where 3,000 Indians stood waiting to battle.The lives of two great warriors would soon be forever linked throughout...

"This is my prayer that, through our sacred pipe and through this book in which I shall explain what our pipe really is, peace may come to those peoples who can understand, an understanding which must be of the heart and not of the head alone." ~Black...

Discover the timeless wisdom of the Lakota people. Rich with storytelling, history and folklore, THE LAKOTA WAY expresses the heart of Native American philosophy and imparts the path to a fulfilling and meaningful life.Joseph Marshall is a member of the...

A broad range of perspectives from Natives and non-Natives makes this book the most complete account and analysis of the Lakota Ghost Dance ever published. A revitalization movement that swept across Native communities of the West in the late 1880's, the...

This book presents Sioux life as it was in the years of its greatest vigor – 1830 to 1870. It traces the origins of the Sioux and brings them up to the present day, explaining the author’s opinion of why this tribe has not been assimilated...

Few places provide a more storied backdrop for key events related tot he high plains Indian wars than fort Robinson, Nebraska. Established in 1874 just south of the Black Hills, Fort Robinson witnessed many of the most dramatic and most tragic...

Fifty extraordinary letters, written by Dakota men imprisoned after the Dakota-U.S. War of 1862, give direct witness to a harsh and painful history by Minnesotans today.In April 1863 - after the Dakota-U.S. War of 1862, after the hanging of thirty eight...

"Allen's work is a lively account of his life and contemporary events from early years in Dakota Territory during the 1870's to the tragic day at Wounded Knee. Those interested will find here an early and detailed description of the Lakota Ghost Dance...

Includes 150 black & white photographs plus biographical references and index. EYEWITNESS AT WOUNDED KNEE brings together and assesses for the first time some 150 photographs that were made before and immediately after the massacre.On a wintry day in...

This book is an excellent overview of Lakota religious thought and practice, introducing readers to it's essential components.Through finely detailed descriptions of rituals and various types of religious figures, the author explains the significance of...

Indian views of the Great Sioux War, 1876-1877. The Great Sioux War comprised a series of sequential battles and skirmishes that arrayed elements of the U.S. Army against diverse tribes of Teton, or Western Sioux and Northern Cheyenne Indians during a...

The "Images of America" series is a celebration of the history of towns and cities across the country. Each photograph and title depicts stories from the past that have shaped the character of the community as it exists today.The county seat Dupree;...

"1876 FACTS ABOUT CUSTER is impressive, Jerry Russell's full-length effort is a gold mine of myths, legends and contemporary accounts of the most famous massacre in history, all presented in an original style. Especially welcome is the inclusion of an...

Against the backdrop of contemporary reservation life and the majestic spaces of the western Dakotas, Neither Wolf Nor Dog tells the story of two men, one white and one Indian, locked in their own understandings yet struggling to find a common voice. In...

After Sitting Bull's surrender at Fort Buford in what is now North Dakota in 1881, the United States Army transported the chief and his followers down the Missouri River to Fort Randall, roughly seventy miles west of Yankton. The famed Hunkpapa leader...

Winner of the 2015 American Book Award. Today in the United Staes, there are more than 500 federally recognized Indigenous nations comprising nearly three million people, descendants of the fifteen million Native peoples who once inhabited this land.The...

Eagle Elk’s story of his life, practice, and beliefs provides a uniquely introspective, demystified, and informative look at the career of a traditional Native American healer. We learn how a persistent vision and recurring visits by thunder...

The study of government policy, at any level, is best done by hindsight. Avowed beliefs of politicians and political parties are often subject to the expediencies of the moment and the road to programmatic hell is well paved, a beautiful boulevard of...