The Essential Works of Luther Standing Bear: My People the Sioux, My Indian Boyhood, The Tragedy of the Sioux

Luther Standing Bear

Sep 2021 · e-artnow

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e-artnow presents the collected works of Luther Standing Bear. Between 1928 and 1936, Standing Bear wrote four books about protecting Lakota culture and in opposition to government regulation of Native Americans. Standing Bear's commentaries challenged government policies regarding education, assimilation, freedom of religion, tribal sovereignty, return of lands and efforts to convert the Lakota into sedentary farmers._x000D_ Contents:_x000D_ My People the Sioux_x000D_ My Indian Boyhood_x000D_ The Tragedy of the Sioux_x000D_ Land of the Spotted Eagle_x000D_ Luther Standing Bear (1868-1939) was a Sicangu and Oglala Lakota chief notable in American history as a Native American author, educator, philosopher, and actor of the twentieth century. Standing Bear fought to preserve Lakota heritage and sovereignty; he was at the forefront of a Progressive movement to change government policy toward Native Americans.