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Stories of the Sioux by Chief Luther Standing Bear; with illustrations by Herbert Morton Stoops is a social science available to read on EtoBox.
What is Stories of the Sioux about?
Luther Standing Bear, a Lakota Sioux born in the 1860s, heard these legends in his youth, when his people were being moved to reservations. Haunting in mood and imagery, they celebrate the old nomadic life of the Sioux when buffalo were plentiful and all nature fed the spirit. The twenty stories honor not only the buffalo but also the dog, horse, eagle, and wolf as workaday helpers and agents of divine intervention; the wisdom of the medicine man; and the heroism and resourcefulness of individua
Who reads Stories of the Sioux?
It is typically read by self-directed learners exploring a subject in depth.
Common subject areas: history, science, philosophy, social sciences.
- Author
- Chief Luther Standing Bear; with illustrations by Herbert Morton Stoops
- Publisher
- Lincoln, Neb. : University Of Nebraska Press, 1988, C1934.
- Published
- 1988
- Language
- EN
- ISBN
- 9780803291874
- Category
- social science
- Subjects
- Science, History, Social Science
- Updated
- 2026-03-25
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