My Indian Boyhood: The Memoirs of Luther Standing Bear
Author | : Luther Standing Bear |
Publisher | : e-artnow |
Total Pages | : 84 |
Release | : 2022-01-04 |
ISBN-10 | : EAN:4066338113467 |
ISBN-13 | : |
Rating | : 4/5 ( Downloads) |
Download or read book My Indian Boyhood: The Memoirs of Luther Standing Bear written by Luther Standing Bear and published by e-artnow. This book was released on 2022-01-04 with total page 84 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: My Indian Boyhood is a classic memoir of life, experience and education of a Lakota child in the late 1800s. Author's wish was to to educate the public about Lakota culture and to challenge government policies toward Native Americans by presenting his personal life story. Luther Standing Bear was a Sicangu and Oglala Lakota chief notable in 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.