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The Sons of the Wind: The Sacred Stories of the Lakota

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This classic book is the most detailed, clear, and reliable telling of the Lakota (Sioux) Creation Stories available anywhere that I have found, short of sitting at the knees of an Elder. An incredible and invaluable resource as well as pure Sacred beauty, it truly helps to bring real understanding of the Sacred Beings and Grandfathers to all readers. Whether your interests are purely anthropological understanding (and yes, this will greatly help you to better understand many other writings on the profound and complex Lakota Spirituality) or you seek to further your own personal Walk along the Good Red Road, this book is a "must-read." Mitakuye Oyasin... We Are All Related.

I read this book as part of a Lakota Culture class. The Professor is a Lakota and be had a lot of faith in this book along with American Urphilosophe. I also reccomend this book to get further insight into Lakota Culture. It was an easy book to read, it took me approximately 5 hours and was not very wordy. I am studying Lakota Culture as part of my Anthropology degree at MSU in Mankato, MN. Whether you are an Anthropologist or are just interested in knowing more about another culture, buy this book an you will have a greater knowledge of a misunderstood group of natives.

This was excellent in telling the stories of the Lakota. I keep re-reading. For me lots of important info.

I purchase a lot of books off of a wish list for schools on a Native American reservation. As to their quality, I can only assume that, if they were not good books, they would not be on the wish list.