DAKOTA TEXTS by Ella Cara Deloria, Raymond J. DeMallie ( 9780803266605 )

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Title:

DAKOTA TEXTS

By:

Ella Cara Deloria, Raymond J. DeMallie

Format:

Paperback

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ISBN 10:

080326660X

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9780803266605

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Publisher:

UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA PRESS

Pub. date:

1 June, 2006

Pages:

280

Language:

English, Multiple languages

Description:

Offering a study of the Sioux tribes, this title contains 64 tales that present an array of Sioux folklore and history in its original language, along with a literal translation.

Synopsis:

Ella Deloria (1889-1971), one of the first Native students of linguistics and ethnography in the United States, grew up on the Standing Rock Reservation on the northern Great Plains and was trained by Franz Boas at Columbia University. Dakota Texts presents a rich array of Sioux mythology and folklore in its original language and in translation. Originally published in 1932 by the American Ethnological Society, this work is a landmark contribution to the study of the Sioux tribes.

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Bison Books

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