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An edition of The Sioux (2002)

The Sioux

the Dakota and Lakota nations

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"The Sioux covers the entire historical range of the Sioux, from their emergence as an identifiable group in late prehistory to the year 2000. As an archaeologist, author Guy Gibbon has studied the material remains of the Sioux for many years. His expertise, his informative and engaging writing style, dozens of photographs, and the comprehensive endnotes and further reading lists make this a compelling and indispensable text for students, scholars, and readers of Sioux history."--BOOK JACKET.

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Blackwell Pub.
Language
English
Pages
311

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Dakota Indians, Government relations, History, Nonfiction, Social life and customs, Indians of north america, west (u.s.), Indians of north america, social life and customs, Indians of north america, government relations, Indians of north america, history
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The Sioux
2007, John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.
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The Sioux: the Dakota and Lakota nations
2003, Blackwell Pub.
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The Sioux: The Dakota and Lakota Nations (Peoples of America)
December 1, 2002, Blackwell Publishing Limited
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Table of Contents

Reading the Sioux. Basic Sioux history. Problems with modern history and ethnography. The Sioux as historical relic, exotica, subject, and text. Reorienting the reader. An overview of the text
The prehistory of the Sioux, 9500 B.C.-A.D. 1650. The received view of Sioux prehistory. The anthropology and archaeology of identity. The archaeological record. Skeletal biology. Historical linguistics. A model of Sioux prehistory
The French and English fur trade, 1650-1803. The French and English fur-trade period. Sioux culture. De-scribing historic documents. Reading maps. The archaeology of historic Sioux culture. Entangled objects. Imperfect translations. Women's roles/women's voices
The early American period, 1803-1850. The early American period. Explaining Sioux warfare. Engendered objects and spaces. Kinship and social organization
Fighting for survival, 1850-1889. The fight for survival. Looking through pictures. Custer's last stand? Men's clubs (associations). Traditional religion
Assimilation and allotment, 1889-1934. Reservation dependency. Storytelling. Prophetic movements. Colonizing time. Language and colonial power
Restoration and reorganization, 1934-1975. The re-emergence of Sioux culture. Health and disease. Sioux households. Formal education. The Dakota language : dictionaries, grammars, texts, and the ethnography of speaking
The Sioux today : self-determination, 1975-2000. A new independence. Sioux humor. The stereotypes we know them by. Who is a Sioux? Come on and soar, we are eagles!

Edition Notes

Includes bibliographical references (p. [257]-302) and index

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Malden, MA
Series
The peoples of America

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Library of Congress
E99.D1 G493 2003, E99.D1G493 2002

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Pagination
xii, 311 p. :
Number of pages
311

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OL18139807M
ISBN 10
1557865663
LCCN
2002005374
OCLC/WorldCat
49625790
Library Thing
609525
Goodreads
1908943

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OL4645029W

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This book covers the entire historical range of the Sioux, from their emergence as an identifiable group in late prehistory to the year 2000. The author has studied the material remains of the Sioux for many years. His expertise combined with his informative and engaging writing style and numerous photographs create a compelling and indispensable book. A leading expert discusses and analyzes the Sioux people with rigorous scholarship and remarkably clear writing.Raises questions about Sioux history while synthesizing the historical and anthropological research over a wide scope of issues and periods. Provides historical sketches, topical debates, and imaginary reconstructions to engage the reader in a deeper thinking about the Sioux. Includes dozens of photographs, comprehensive endnotes and further reading lists.

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