Land of the Spotted Eagle
by Luther Standing Bear
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When Standing Bear returned to the Pine Ridge Sioux Reservation after sixteen years' absence, his dismay at the condition of his people may well have served as a catalyst for the writing of this book, first published in 1933. In addition to describing the customs, manners, and traditions of the Teton Sioux, Standing Bear also offered general comments about the importance of Native cultures and values and the status of Indian peoples in American society. With the assistance of Melvin R. show more Gilmore, curator of ethnology at the University of Michigan, and Warcaziwin, Standing Bear's niece and secretary, Standing Bear sought to tell the white man "just how" they "lived as Lakotans." Land of the Spotted Eagle is generously interspersed with personal reminiscences and anecdotes, including chapters on child rearing, social and political organization, family, religion, and manhood. Standing Bear's views on Indian affairs and his suggestions for the improvement of white-Indian relations are presented in the two closing chapters.. show less
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- Original publication date
- 1933; 1978 (Bison Books, University of Nebraska Press) (Bison Books, University of Nebraska Press); 1978 (Foreward, University of Nebraska Press) (Foreward, University of Nebraska Press)
- Dedication
- DEDICATED TO
My Indian mother, Pretty Face, who, in her humble way, helped to make the history of her race. For it is the mothers, not the warriors, who create a people and guide their destiny.
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- Genres
- Nonfiction, History, Biography & Memoir, General Nonfiction
- DDC/MDS
- 970.004 — History & geography History of North America History of North America North America Ethnic and National Groups
- LCC
- E99 .T34 .S7 — History of the United States America Indians of North America Indian tribes and cultures
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- English, Spanish
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- Paper, Ebook
- ISBNs
- 8
