dakota indians

History of the Sioux nation's one hundred year effort to secure restitution for the seizure of the Black Hills of South Dakota.

Discusses the courageous Sioux Indian chief who led his people at Little Big Horn.

Provides an account of the Battle of the Little Bighorn, a clash between a combined force of Lakota and Northern Cheyenne tribes and U.S. government forces in 1876,, discussing the causes, course, and outcome of the event, and including information on key leaders in the battle, as well as photographs, illustrations, a time line, and other resources.

Discusses the history, customs, dwellings, dress, and famous leaders of the Great Plains tribe who called themselves Dakota.

A brief biography of the Sioux chief who worked to maintain the rights of Native American people and who led the defeat of General Custer at the Little Big Horn in 1876.

A biography of Sitting Bull, a Sioux chief known for his endurance, strength, skill in hunting and battle, and efforts to improve the relationship between Native Americans and White settlers.

After being shuttled between foster homes and institutions for most of his life, fifteen-year-old Floyd Rayfield escapes from a mental institution to a Sioux reservation, desperately seeking a family and a home.

Chronicles the life of Taoyateduta, the Indian leader called "Chief Little Crow" by the white men, discussing how he and his people fought against white settlers during the Dakota War of 1862.

A biography of Sitting Bull, a chief of the Hunkpapa tribe of the Lakota Sioux Native Americans who was involved in the Battle of the Little Bighorn and other conflicts over the U.S. government's attempts to take the Great Sioux Nation's sacred homeland.

Examines the government, religion, social structures, arts, and culture of the Sioux people in the twenty-first century; discusses the tribe's history, legends, contributions to the world, and plans for the future; and includes quotations, sidebars, and illustrations.