dakota indians

A brief introduction to the life of Sitting Bull.

Describes Sitting Bull's lifelong struggle to retain his tribe's ancestral lands, as well as the battle at Little Bighorn and the massacre at Wounded Knee.

"Sitting Bull, a Sioux chief, lived a life filled with difficulty and determination. He was alive during a time of great hardship for Native Americans in the western United States, when Native communities were being pushed from their homelands onto territory in the South. This is his remarkable story of staunch resistance and perseverance."--OCLC.

Explores the relationship between entertainer and frontierman Buffalo Bill Cody and Dakota Indian chief Sitting Bull.

Explains Sioux history and highlights Sioux life in modern society.

Recounts the travels of the author and an Indian elder named Dan as they journey through Indian towns meeting a variety of colorful characters.

"The author's great-uncle John Bear King was a Sioux Indian in the First Cavalry in the Second World War. Her book follows seven Sioux who put aside a long history of prejudice against their people and joined the fight against Japan, using their native language as a secret code for the Americans. The Sioux and other tribal code-talking groups have historically taken a backseat to the Navajo Code Talkers, until a presidential act of recognition was signed in 2008"--Provided by publisher.

Covers Sitting Bull's rise from a typical Lakota child to a fierce warrior chief and then contextualizes Sitting Bull's leadership within the history of U.S. advances on indigenous territories.

"A history of the people and events that influenced the North American Indian tribe known as the Sioux or Dakota, including warrior Crazy Horse and conflicts such as the U.S.-Dakota War"--Provided by publisher.