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Land of the Spotted Eagle

by Luther Standing Bear
Joseph Marshall
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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 values and the status of Indian peoples in American society. With the assistance of Melvin R. Gilmore, curator of ethnology at the University of Michigan, and Warcaziwin, Standing Bear's niece and secretary, Standing Bear sought to tell the white man "just how" they "lived as Lakotans."

Land of the Spotted Eagle is generously interspersed with personal reminiscences and anecdotes, including chapters on child rearing, social and political organization, family, religion, and manhood. Standing Bear's views on Indian affairs and his suggestions for the improvement of white-Indian relations are presented in the two closing chapters.

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  • Release date

    January 1, 2013

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      • ISBN: 9780803293656

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      • ISBN: 9780803293656
      • File size: 2286 KB

  • Languages

    • English

  • Levels

    • Lexile® Measure: 1240
    • Text Difficulty: 9-12

  • Reviews

    • Library Journal

      November 15, 2006
      Standing Bear told his own story as well as that of his people, the Lakota Indians, with the release of these volumes in the early 1930s, some of the first books to tell his people's history from their point of view. Born a chief's son in 1860, Standing Bear witnessed the Pine Ridge Reservation uprising, was well educated, toured Europe with Buffalo Bill's Wild West show, and became an early champion of Indian rights.

      Copyright 2006 Library Journal, LLC Used with permission.

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  • English

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  • Lexile® Measure:1240
  • Text Difficulty:9-12

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