Being Dakota

Being Dakota"Richly informative, filled with touching stories and remarkable depth. A favorite of mine. Great for anyone seeking knowledge of Dakota history" Louise Amos E. Oneroad (1884 1937) moved in two worlds. Educated in traditional Dakota ways, he also earned a divinity degree from Columbia University and become a Presbyterian minister. In 1914 he began working with Alanson B. Skinner (1884 1925), a student of anthropology whom he met in New York City.

the first warmth of this morning's sunlight

Foreword by Buffy Sainte-Marie

and transformation

learners of all ages practice speaking and writing at the same time that they come to understand the storied history of this significant Native American group

Dene Oxendene is pulling his life back together after his uncle's death and has come to work at the powwow to honor his uncle's memory

Lipsha seeks out his great-grandmother for a magical solution to his romantic dilemma—on sacred ground where a federally sanctioned bingo palace is slated for construction

and George Armstrong Custer

A character waterproofs his boots with transmission fluid

and hardships will push them to the brink of survival

Sometimes the losses of childhood can be recovered only in the flight of the dragonfly

[ Future Home of the Living God] is an eerie masterpiece

The daughter of an Anglo-Canadian trader and a Scots-Dakota woman