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  • My People The Sioux

    by Luther Standing Bear ...
    When it was first published in 1928, Luther Standing Bear's autobiographical account of his tribe and tribesmen was hailed by Van Wyck Brooks as “one of the most engaging and veracious we have ever had.” It remains a landmark in Indian literature, among the first books about Indians written from the Indian point of view by an Indian.Luther Standing Bear (1868 – 1939) was an Oglala Lakota chief ... Read more

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  • The Extraordinary Life and Works of Luther Standing Bear

    Enriched edition. My People the Sioux, My Indian Boyhood, The Tragedy of the Sioux

    by Luther Standing Bear, Sophia Farnsworth ...
    In "The Extraordinary Life and Works of Luther Standing Bear," the author crafts a compelling narrative that intertwines personal memoir with profound cultural reflection. Standing Bear's lyrical prose presents a vivid depiction of Lakota life, rich in tradition yet punctuated by the encroaching forces of modernization. The book navigates through key historical events and personal experiences, ... Read more

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  • My People the Sioux (Annotated)

    Enriched Edition. A Lakota Memoir of Culture, Boarding School, Reservation Life, and Indigenous Testimony

    by Luther Standing Bear, Gemma Yateswell ...
    My People the Sioux is a foundational work of Native American autobiography and ethnohistory, recounting Lakota life before and after the violent disruptions of U.S. expansion. Written in clear, dignified prose, the book blends personal memoir, cultural testimony, and historical correction, offering detailed accounts of childhood, education, kinship, ceremony, warfare, and reservation life. Its ... Read more

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  • My Indian Boyhood (Annotated)

    Enriched Edition. A Lakota Childhood Memoir of Plains Life, Family Traditions, and Indigenous Education

    by Luther Standing Bear, Gemma Yateswell ...
    My Indian Boyhood is a richly observed autobiographical account of Lakota childhood before the full force of reservation life and assimilationist schooling transformed the Plains. Written in lucid, reflective prose, the book combines personal memory, ethnographic detail, and moral commentary, presenting hunting, family discipline, spiritual instruction, play, and communal responsibility as ... Read more

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  • Land of the Spotted Eagle

    by Luther Standing Bear ...
    Standing Bear's dismay at the condition of his people, when after sixteen years' absence he returned to the Pine Ridge Sioux Reservation, 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 more general comments about the importance of native cultures ... Read more

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  • The Extraordinary Life and Works of Luther Standing Bear

    My People the Sioux, My Indian Boyhood, The Tragedy of the Sioux

    by Luther Standing Bear ...
    This carefully crafted ebook: "Selected Writings of Luther Standing Bear" is formatted for your eReader with a functional and detailed table of contents. Between 1928 and 1936, Standing Bear wrote four books about protecting Lakota culture and in opposition to government regulation of Native Americans. Standing Bear's commentaries challenged government policies regarding education, assimilation, ... Read more

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  • The Story of My Indian Boyhood

    by Luther Standing Bear ...
    My Indian Boyhood is a classic memoir of life, experience and education of a Lakota child in the late 1800s. Author's wish was to to educate the public about Lakota culture and to challenge government policies toward Native Americans by presenting his personal life story. ... Read more

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  • My People The Sioux

    by Luther Standing Bear ...
    Born in 1868 the son of an Oglala chief, Luther Standing Bear was in the first class at Carlisle, witnessed the Ghost Dance uprising from the Pine Ridge Reservation, toured Europe with Buffalo Bill's Wild West show, and devoted his later years to the Indian rights movement of the 1920s. His autobiography, first published in 1928, gives a rare inside view by an Indian who successfully made the ... Read more

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  • Land of the Spotted Eagle

    by Luther Standing Bear ...
    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 ... Read more

    $21.99 CAD

  • The Extraordinary Life and Works of Luther Standing Bear

    Enriched edition. My People the Sioux, My Indian Boyhood, The Tragedy of the Sioux

    by Luther Standing Bear, Dorian Ellsworth ...
    In "The Extraordinary Life and Works of Luther Standing Bear," the author artfully combines memoir, cultural criticism, and historical narrative to illuminate the multifaceted existence of a Lakota leader, author, and educator. Through eloquent prose, Standing Bear reflects on his experiences of colonization, identity, and cultural resilience, offering readers poignant insights into Native ... Read more

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  • Land of the Spotted Eagle (Annotated)

    Enriched Edition. An Ethnographic Description of Traditional Lakota Life and Customs

    by Luther Standing Bear, Gemma Yateswell ...
    Land of the Spotted Eagle is a lucid, eloquent account of Lakota life, philosophy, and social order before and after the violent disruptions of U.S. expansion. Combining autobiography, ethnographic observation, cultural criticism, and political testimony, the book challenges sentimental and hostile stereotypes of Native peoples alike. Its prose is dignified and direct, shaped by oral tradition yet ... Read more

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  • The Land of the Spotted Eagle

    An Ethnographic Description of Traditional Lakota Life and Customs

    by Luther Standing Bear ...
    Land of the Spotted Eagle is an ethnographic description of traditional Lakota life and customs, criticizing whites' efforts to "make over" the Indian into the likeness of the white race. "In this book I attempt to tell my readers just how we lived as Lakotans—our customs, manners, experiences, and traditions—the things that make all men what they are. There are reasons why men live as they do, ... Read more

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