The Sioux

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This book covers the entire historical range of the Sioux, fromtheir emergence as an identifiable group in late prehistory to theyear 2000. The author has studied the material remains of the Siouxfor many years. His expertise combined with his informative andengaging writing style and numerous photographs create a compellingand indispensable book. * * A leading expert discusses and analyzes the Sioux people withrigorous scholarship and remarkably clear writing. * Raises questions about Sioux history while synthesizing thehistorical and anthropological research over a wide scope of issuesand periods. * Provides historical sketches, topical debates, and imaginaryreconstructions to engage the reader in a deeper thinking about theSioux. * Includes dozens of photographs, comprehensive endnotes andfurther reading lists.

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Guy Gibbon

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'This book is ideal fare for the reader who has always wanteda source that illuminates the rich history and diversity of Siouxculture - one that includes insightful lessons incross-cultural understanding.' W. Raymond Wood, Universityof Missouri 'Guy Gibbon's The Sioux: The Dakota and LakotaNations is the first attempt to write about the Sioux fromprehistory to the present in a single volume. This book is avaluable starting point for readers interested in Sioux history andculture.' Raymond J. DeMallie, IndianaUniversity "Readable and sophisticated, this book covers both the famouswestern Sioux of the plains (Lakota) and the less well known forestdwelling eastern Dakota, from the earliest humans in theirMinnesota homeland (9500 BCE) to 2000 CE. Suitable as a text, thebook engages general readers too." Choice
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