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The Dakota peoples : a history of the Dakota, Lakota and Nakota through 1863 /

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Palmer, Jessica Dawn
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Jefferson, N.C. : McFarland & Company, [2008]
Subjects:
Dakota Indians > History.
Dakota Indians > Social life and customs.
Table of Contents:
  • The origins of man
  • Emergence
  • What's in a word?
  • Who were the Oceti Sawakin?
  • Democracy in motion
  • Of everyday things : robes and moccasins, home and furnishings
  • Hunt and harvest
  • Animals of power
  • Politics and trade
  • War and peace
  • The way of the warrior
  • Social graces
  • Within the tipi
  • The power of women
  • Matters of faith
  • Medicine and power
  • Send a voice
  • The pursuit of happiness
  • Wasicu.