A linear historical accounting of the invasion of the Great Plains by the United States that resulted in the deaths of a great many Native Americans and the loss of their lands and freedom.(1862-1891).It is a truly sad story, but very instructive for those who would like to learn from this history…
(American History, American Indian History and Culture)
A Lakota biography of Crazy Horse. ( Probably the first )This book provides a well-rounded, realistic perspective of the man and his life that bring to light the story of someone who exemplifies the Lakota ideals of leadership.Crazy Horse is much more than a military leader, but also a husband, son, hunter and friend.
(History)
A Lakota perspective on a pivotal event in the colonial history of North America, the Battle of the Little Bighorn,known to the Lakota as the Greasy Grass Fight. A more well rounded history, it provides not only a chronology of events , but a lot of cultural and historical background that brings the events into clearer relief.
(Lakota History and Culture)
A description of Dakota life and culture in what is now Minneapolis,Minnesota before the the area became heavily colonized.Written by Samuel Pond, who along with his brother Gideon, moved to the area to teach Christianity to the Dakotas and spent nearly twenty years there living among the people.
(History)
A non-Indian biography of the Lakota leader Sitting Bull that attempts to be sympathetic to the Lakota defense of their homelands, culture and way of living in the face of a brutal colonization.(History)
A biography of a Crow medicine woman. (Pretty Shield) one of the first such accounts from a woman’s point of view.(Native American History and Culture)
A biography of the Crow leader Planty-Coups (1848 - 1932)(Native American History and Culture)
A very interesting discussion of the legal realities of the relationships between Indigenous peoples of North America and the United States. Topics included are International Law, Rights of Conquest, Decolonization, Indian Identity, Genocide and the Peculiar Slant Of American History.(History/Native American Studies)
Essays about, and a chronology of, U.S. Imperialism.Quotes from this book were used to generate a firestorm of anti-Churchill wrath during the post 9-11 hysteria.
Continues the biography begun in Lakota Woman.The story of Mary Brave Bird (formerly Crow Dog), a Lakota activist, mother and warrior. Sometimes used in our Woman’s Health class at Nawaye Center School. (Minneapolis)(Subjects include History and Literature)
