The Sioux of the Great Northern Plains / Pete DiPrimio.

Author/creator DiPrimio, Pete author.
Format Book
PublicationKennett Square, Pennsylvania : Purple Toad Publishing, [2014]
Copyright Date©2014
Description47 pages : illustrations (some color), color maps ; 25 cm.
Subjects

SeriesWe were here first. The Native Americans
We were here first. The Native Americans. UNAUTHORIZED
Contents Vision of victory : The lenged of Bear Rock or Devil's Tower -- Battle of the Little Bighorn : Pipe dreams -- Sioux Nation rises : Lakota creation myth -- A family's life : religion -- Government and the Seven Fires Council : Counting coup -- Wounded Knee, then and now : Sioux mythology -- Ten fascinating facts about the Sioux.
Abstract Sitting Bull had a vision of a great Sioux victory, but would he live to see it? Crazy Horse had an almost mythical ability to avoid death, but would it last? These were two of the greatest chiefs of the Sioux Nation, a mighty Native American people who once ruled the plains and prairies between the Rocky Mountains and the Great Lakes. The Sioux were great warriors and buffalo hunters. They were master horsemen who roamed the country living in teepees and keeping up with buffalo herds. They fought the U. S. government to keep their land and way of life. Sitting Bull and Crazy Horse led a historic victory over General George Custer in the Battle of the Little Bighorn before they were eventually beaten and driven into reservations. The Massacre at Wounded Knee ended the Sioux's dream of returning to their old way of life, but not their desire to be free. This is their story.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references (pages 43-45) and index.
LCCN 2013946332
ISBN9781624690754 (hardcover)
ISBN1624690750 (hardcover)

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