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Confessions of an Iyeska /

The memoirs of a Lakota woman who rose from humble beginnings, overcoming hardship to attain a prominent position as a judge, legal activist and spokesperson for her people.

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Burnette, Viola, 1939- (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Salt Lake City : University of Utah Press, [2018]
Subjects:
Burnette, Viola, > 1939-
Lakota Indians > Mixed descent > United States > Biography.
Lakota women > United States > Biography.
Women lawyers > United States > Biography.
Indian judges > United States > Biography.
Indian women activists > United States > Biography.
Table of Contents:
  • Lakota beginnings
  • Growing up on the farm
  • Boarding school
  • What means
  • Religion's role
  • Assimilation begins
  • California, here I come
  • Army life
  • Time to grow
  • The long road back
  • Obstacles
  • A paradigm shift
  • Law school
  • Searching for my future
  • Return to the culture
  • Living the dream
  • Back to the people
  • The work goes on
  • Epilogue : hope for the future.