Land of the Spotted Eagle
ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: ong>Standingong> Bear, Luong>theong>r / Ellis, Richard N. / Marshall, Joseph M., III, PUBLISHER: Bison Books, When ong>Standingong> Bear returned to ong>theong> Pine Ridge Sioux Reservation after sixteen years' absence, his dismay at ong>theong> condition of his people may well have served as a catalyst for ong>theong> writing of this book, first published in . In addition to describing ong>theong> customs, manners, and traditions of ong>theong> Teton Sioux, ong>Standingong> Bear also offered general comments about ong>theong> importance of Native cultures and values and ong>theong> status of Indian peoples in American society. With ong>theong> assistance of Melvin R. Gilmore, curator of ethnology at ong>theong> University of Michigan, and Warcaziwin, ong>Standingong> Bear's niece and secretary, ong>Standingong> Bear sought to tell ong>theong> white man "just how" ong>theong>y "lived as Lakotans." "Land of ong>theong> Spotted Eagle" is generously interspersed with personal reminiscences and anecdotes, including chapters on child rearing, social and political organization, family, religion, and manhood. ong>Standingong> Bear's views on Indian affairs and his suggestions for ong>theong> improvement of white-Indian relations are presented in ong>theong> two closing chapters.