Luther Standing Bear (1868–1939)
Autore di My People, the Sioux
Sull'Autore
Fonte dell'immagine: Credit: Photo by Fowler, Chicago, July 21, 1891
(LoC Prints and Photographs Division,
LC-USZ62-56421)
(LoC Prints and Photographs Division,
LC-USZ62-56421)
Opere di Luther Standing Bear
The tragedy of the Sioux 2 copie
Opere correlate
Native Heritage: Personal Accounts by American Indians, 1790 to the Present (1995) — Collaboratore — 59 copie
Etichette
Informazioni generali
- Nome canonico
- Standing Bear, Luther
- Altri nomi
- Ota Kte
- Data di nascita
- 1868
- Data di morte
- 1939-02-20
- Luogo di sepoltura
- Hollywood Forever Cemetery, Los Angeles, California, USA
- Sesso
- male
- Nazionalità
- Lakota
USA - Nazione (per mappa)
- USA
- Luogo di nascita
- Rosebud Reservation, South Dakota, USA
Spotted Tail Agency, Rosebud, Dakota Territory, South Dakota, USA - Luogo di morte
- Huntington, California, USA
- Luogo di residenza
- South Dakota, USA
California, USA
Pennsylvania, USA - Istruzione
- Carlisle Indian Industrial School
- Attività lavorative
- teacher
actor - Organizzazioni
- National League for Justice to the American Indian
Oglala Council
Actors' Guild of Hollywood
Indian Actors' Association
Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show
Oglala Lakota People
Utenti
Recensioni
Liste
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Statistiche
- Opere
- 6
- Opere correlate
- 5
- Utenti
- 435
- Popolarità
- #56,232
- Voto
- 4.0
- Recensioni
- 2
- ISBN
- 31
- Lingue
- 3
- Preferito da
- 1
Luther Standing Bear autobiography of his life, his story growing up, living traditional Native American lifestyle. Then, with warrior mentality instilled by his father, conforming to new ways of white people by attending Carlise boarding school, learning English language, involvement with Native American relations with government. Humorous stories of observing, then acting as the whites did, with an inside look at how whites disregarded harmony with nature; provided a sense that no matter what happens in life, it will all be ok. Powerful story containing inside look at Sun Dance, Ghost Dance, Wounded Knee, warrior mentality, boarding school children dying, Chief Spotted Tail and Crow Dog.
“I was thinking of my father, and how he had many times said to me, “Son, be brave! Die on the battle-field if necessary away from home. It is better to die young than to get old and sick and then die.” (page 124)
“The next day he complained that he felt sick, and he was again allowed to remain away from school. The following day he died.” (page 159)… (altro)