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 individual men and women. Luther Standing Bear is the author of Land of the Spotted Eagle, My People the Sioux, and My Indian Boyhood (also Bison Books).
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"All of the stories are filled with the Indian's mysticism, with his magic lore and his sense of friendly alliance with the kindred animal spirits and of his ultimate faith in the 'Great Mystery.' They are retold ... in a forthright graphic style well adapted to their vigorous material and tradition." New York Times "These short pieces will serve to ... acquaint [readers] with the distinct charm and the almost classical simplicity with which the Indian story-tellers expressed themselves." Boston Transcript
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Luther Standing Bear is the author of Land of the Spotted Eagle, My People the Sioux, and My Indian Boyhood (all available in Bison Books editions).
Frances Washburn is an assistant professor of American Indian studies and English at the University of Arizona and the author of Elsie’s Business (Nebraska 2006).
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a good primer on Sioux folklore,
This review is from: Stories of the Sioux (Paperback)
This collection is a good primer for someone interested in the folklore of the Sioux Indians. They are a fascinating people and these tales hold great interest. There is a charm that accompanies these stories that will delight readers. One comes to understand and appreciate the Sioux love for nature and animals. These legends will inspire and awe readers. Luther Standing Bear does a great job of capturing the oral pulse of these stories. I was enamored of these stories when I read them as a teenager and they still hit the mark all these years later.
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- My People the Sioux (Bison Book) by Luther Standing Bear in Back Matter
- Shades of Hiawatha: Staging Indians, Making Americans, 1880-1930 by Alan Trachtenberg on page 293, Back Matter (1), and Back Matter (2)
- The Great American Wolf by Bruce Hampton in Back Matter (1), and Back Matter (2)
- Individuality Incorporated: Indians and the Multicultural Modern (New Americanists) by Joel Pfister in Back Matter (1), and Back Matter (2)
- Shades of Hiawatha: Staging Indians, Making Americans, 1880-1930 by Alan Trachtenberg on page 293, and Back Matter
- Land of the Spotted Eagle, New Edition by Luther Standing Bear in Front Matter, and Back Matter
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