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- A work of prime importance...its publication represents a major addition to our knowledge of the Lakotas.
- About the Author: Raymond J. DeMallie, director of the American Indian Studies Research Institute and a professor of anthropology at Indiana University, is the editor of James R. Walker's Lakota Society and of The Sixth Grandfather: Black Elk's Teachings Given to John G. Neihardt, both available as Bison Books.
- 369 Pages
- Social Science, Ethnic Studies
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Book Synopsis
A work of prime importance...its publication represents a major addition to our knowledge of the Lakotas.―Journal of American Folklore
Provides raw narratives without any pretension of synthesis or analysisFrom the Back Cover
This volume is the first of four that will present the best and most important portions of the hundreds of pages of notes, interviews, texts, and essays that James R. Walker amassed during his eighteen years at Pine Ridge Reservation.Review Quotes
"A work of prime importance . . . its publication represents a major addition to our knowledge of the Lakotas' way of life"-"Journal of American Folklore,"
About the Author
Raymond J. DeMallie, director of the American Indian Studies Research Institute and a professor of anthropology at Indiana University, is the editor of James R. Walker's Lakota Society and of The Sixth Grandfather: Black Elk's Teachings Given to John G. Neihardt, both available as Bison Books. Elaine A. Jahner, a professor of English at Dartmouth College, has edited Walker's Lakota Myth, also available in a Bison Books edition.Dimensions (Overall): 8.39 Inches (H) x 5.45 Inches (W) x .86 Inches (D)
Weight: 1.01 Pounds
Suggested Age: 22 Years and Up
Number of Pages: 369
Genre: Social Science
Sub-Genre: Ethnic Studies
Publisher: Bison Books
Theme: Native American Studies
Format: Paperback
Author: James R Walker
Language: English
Street Date: May 1, 1991
TCIN: 88970680
UPC: 9780803297319
Item Number (DPCI): 247-56-2251
Origin: Made in the USA or Imported
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