Home » All Products # DW-26, "The Sixth Grandfather" Details  In Black Elk Speaks and When the Tree Flowered, John C. Neihardt recorded the teachings of the Oglala holy man Black Elk, who had, in a vision, seen himself as the "sixth grandfather," the spiritual representative of the earth and of mankind. Raymond J. DeMallie makes available for the first time the transcripts from Neihardt's interviews with Black Elk in 1931 and 1944, which formed the basis for the two books. His introduction offers new insights into the life of Black Elk. 462 pages Price: $20.00 # DW-29, "Through Dakota Eyes" Details  Narrative Accounts of the Minnesota Indian War of 1862, edited by Gary Clayton Anderson and Alan R. Woolworth, the Dakota Indians’ experiences during the 1862 conflict from 36 narrative interviews. 316 pages Price: $16.00 # DW-30, "Keep Going" Details  Keep Going: by Joseph Marshall, III. Grandfather says this: “In life there is sadness as well as joy, losing as well as winning, falling as well as standing, hunger as well as plenty, bad as well as good. I do not say this to make you despair, but to teach you…that life is a journey sometimes walked in light and sometimes in shadow.”Grandfather says this: “Keep going.” When a young man’s father dies, he turns to his sagacious grandfather for comfort. Together they sit underneath the family’s cottonwood tree, and the grandfather shares his perspective on life, the perseverance it requires, and the pleasure and pain of the journey. Filled with dialogue, stories, and recollections, each section focuses on a portion of the prose poem “Keep Going” and provides commentary on the text. Readers will draw comfort, knowledge, and strength from the Grandfather’s wise words—just as Marshall himself did. 144 pages Price: $18.00 # DW-31, "To Kill an Eagle" Details  TO KILL AN EAGLE: Indian Views on the Last Days of Crazy Horse, by Edward Kadlecek and Mabel Kadlecek, a Wounded Knee item, this works deals with Crazy Horse and his people through oral and written interviews. 165 pgs. Price: $13.00 # DW-32, "Uses of Plants by the Indians of the Missour River Region" Details  A classic of ethnobotany, Uses of Plants by the Indians of the Missouri River Region has been enlarged for this Bison Book edition with thirty drawings, by Bellamy Parks Jansen, of plants discussed by Gilmore. The taxonomic glossary has been updated as well. Readers will find here, conveniently described, the uses that Plains Indians made of the wild plants they collected and of those plants they cultivated for food, clothing, medicine, and ornamentation. This fascinating book, originally published in 1919, reveals cultures that evolved in close harmony with their environment. 149 pages Price: $12.00 # DW-33, "Walking in a Sacred Manner" Details  WALKING IN A SACRED MANNER: by Mark St. Pierre. And Tina Long Soldier, the only complete source on the Lakota/Dakota Medicine Woman, paperback. Price: $16.00 # DW-34, "Waterlily" Details  Deloria was a Sioux Indian and an ethnologist who worked with anthropologist Franz Boas. Written in the early 1940s and now published for the first time, this culturally detailed novel of 19th century Sioux life focuses on a young girl named Waterlily. When her mother Blue Bird is deserted by her husband, she and her daughter are welcomed by relatives at their tiyospaye (encampment of related households) on the western plains. Deloria portrays Waterlily's maturation, daily tribal life and the crucial "kinship rules." As the author wrote elsewhere, the Sioux concept of kinship meant "achieving civility, good manners, and a sense of responsibility toward every individual dealt with." Waterlily learns she must show altruism and generosity, be courteous, demure and truthful, and highly value each family member. While this novel's plot is slight, Deloria clearly accomplished what was probably her true goalpresenting an authoritative, expertly researched account of Sioux beliefs, social conventions and ceremonies. As such, it is an absorbing document. Literary Guild alternate. Copyright 1988 Reed Business Information, Inc. 244 pages Price: $13.00 # DW-35, "Wound Knee and the Ghost Dance Tragedy" Details  WOUNDED KNEE AND THE GHOST DANCE TRAGEDY: Memorial Edition – A Chronicle of Events Leading to and including the Incident at Wounded Knee, South Dakota on December 29, 1890, compiled by Jack Utter. 29 pgs. Price: $5.00 # DW-36, "Wounded Warriors" Details  WOUNDED WARRIORS - A Time For Healing as Told to Doyle Arbogast a book of hope, empathy, and truth that touches hearts and minds, not only educates readers about Native Americans, but about our selves as well, 329 pages. Condition:New Price: $30.00 # DW-37, "Journey of Crazy Horse" Details  Journey of Crazy Horse: by Joseph Marshall, III. Lakota author Marshall (The Lakota Way; Winter of the Holy Iron) draws on a rich Native American oral tradition to carefully and lovingly "unfold the life of Crazy Horse as a storyteller would." The result is a vivid, haunting biography that acknowledges the author's boyhood hero worship but avoids hagiography. Raised on the Rosebud Sioux Reservation, Marshall recalls hearing his grandfather share stories of battles fought 75 years earlier against "Long Hair," the Lakota name for Gen. George Custer, vanquished at the Battle of Little Bighorn. Marshall reveals Crazy Horse as loyal son, spurned lover, instinctive warrior, doting father, compassionate hunter and natural leader, one who "reluctantly answered the call to serve" and "literally had no desire to talk about his exploits." Marshall sidesteps blood-and-guts combat scenes, emphasizing the larger picture of the Indians' defiant, doomed struggle, as settlers and miners flooded the Great Plains of the Sioux tribes between the 1840s and the 1880s. This book adds spirit and life to our understanding of this enigmatic and important man. Copyright © Reed Business Information, a division of Reed Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved. 336 pages Price: $15.00 « Previous | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10... | Next »