Lakota Society
| Author | : James R. Walker |
| Publisher | : U of Nebraska Press |
| Total Pages | : 268 |
| Release | : 1992-02-01 |
| ISBN-10 | : 0803297378 |
| ISBN-13 | : 9780803297371 |
| Rating | : 4/5 (371 Downloads) |
Book Synopsis Lakota Society by : James R. Walker
Download or read book Lakota Society written by James R. Walker and published by U of Nebraska Press. This book was released on 1992-02-01 with total page 268 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: As agency physician on the Pine Ridge Reservation from 1896 to 1914, Dr. James R. Walker recorded a wealth of information on the traditional lifeways of the Oglala Sioux. Lakota Society presents the primary accounts of Walker's informants and his syntheses dealing with the organization of camps and bands, kinship systems, beliefs, ceremonies, hunting, warfare, and methods of measuring time.
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