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1	Black Elk Speaks: Being the Life Story of a Holy Man of the Oglala Sioux more books like this by John Gneisenau Neihardt add to wishlist This is the autobiography of Black Elk, a Lakota Indian fighting for freedom at the end of the 19th century, as told to author John G. Neihardt. While his tale glows with eyewitness accounts of historic events and Lakota Sioux customs, the heart of the book is Black Elk's soulful visions of a better future for his people and, by extension, for all ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $2.98! \| first editions \| SVS
2	Sacred Pipe: Black Elk's Account of the Seven Rites of the Oglala Sioux more books like this by Joseph E Brown (Editor) add to wishlist During the winter of 1947, Black Elk, the Oglala Sioux holy man, related to Joseph Brown seven of the sacred Oglala traditions, including such revered rites as "The Keeping of the Soul", "The Rite of Purification", and "Preparing for Womanhood". The San Francisco Chronicle calls The Sacred Pipe "a valuable contribution to American Indian ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $14.00! \| first editions \| SVS
3	On the Rez more books like this by Ian Frazier add to wishlist Well-known humor writer Ian Frazier takes a sobering look at life on the Pine Ridge Indian Reservation, the South Dakota home of the Oglala Sioux. Frazier's abstract admiration for the Sioux world-view is tempered by the realities of reservation life, which include chronic alcoholism, violence, and poverty, and which add up to what Frazier can ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
4	Fools Crow: Wisdom and Power more books like this by Thomas E Mails add to wishlist Fools Crow is based on interviews conducted in the 1970s. The holy man tells Thomas E. Mails about his eventful life, from early reservation days when the Sioux were learning to farm, to later times when alcoholism, the cash economy, and World War II were fast eroding the old customs. He describes this vision quests and his becoming a medicine man. see all copies from $3.49! new only from $49.40! \| first editions
5	Mother Earth Spirituality: Native American Paths to Healing Ourselves and Our World more books like this by Ed McGaa add to wishlist A blend of Native American and Western spiritualities offering a mythology, a philosophy and practices that non-native peoples can incorporate into their lives to heal themselves and their relationships with the earth. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $7.95! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
6	Crazy Horse: A Life more books like this by Larry McMurtry add to wishlist Stripping away the tall tales to reveal the essence of the brilliant warrior-hero Crazy Horse, the author captures the poignant passing of an era and offers a vibrant new understanding of the mythic man and what he stood for. see all copies from $4.16! new only from $4.81! \| first editions \| SVS
7	Black Elk: The Sacred Ways of a Lakota more books like this by Wallace Black Elk, Elk Wallace Black, William S Lyon, Ph.D. add to wishlist Provides a rare account of a shaman's world, discussing how one becomes a shaman and the sacred powers he must deal with. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $4.99! \| first editions \| SVS
8	Fool's Crow more books like this by Thomas E Mails add to wishlist Sioux leader Fools Crow relates historic events affecting his people in the 20th century. His narrative relates how the tribal community suffered and tried to fit into the modern ways of white people. Describing his spiritual life in detail (for example, the Sweat Lodge Sun Dance ceremonies), the peace-loving Fools Crow also explains his part in ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $10.00! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
9	Savage Ecstasy more books like this by Janelle Taylor add to wishlist It was like lightning striking, the first time they looked into each other's eyes: Gray Eagle, the captured Indian brave, and Alisha, the beautiful young settler. As the proud Oglala warrior was being tortured by his white captors, only Alisha seemed to notice that he was a human being-handsome and strong, and one who took her breath away. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $22.11! \| first editions
10	Black Elk Speaks: Being the Life Story of a Holy Man of the Oglala Sioux more books like this by Nicholas Black Elk, Black, Black Elk add to wishlist Named one of the ten best spiritual books of the twentieth century by Philip Zaleski of HarperSanFrancisco, "Black Elk Speaks" is the acclaimed story of Lakota visionary and healer Nicholas Black Elk (1863-1950) and his people during the momentous, twilight years of the nineteenth century. Black Elk grew up in a time when white settlers were ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $10.00! \| first editions
11 view cover	Mystic Warriors more books like this by Rosanne Bittner add to wishlist Crazy Horse, Sitting Bull, and other fabled Lakota warriors make a last-ditch effort to fight off the unscrupulous Europeans who are using violent and deceitful tactics to encroach upon Indian territory. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $5.79! \| first editions \| SVS
12 view cover	Crazy Horse, the strange man of the Oglalas more books like this by Mari Sandoz add to wishlist Originally published in the first half of the 20th century, this classic biography of Crazy Horse, the wise, proud, and heroic leader of the Cheyenne, is told from the Sioux point of view. Sandoz grew up in Nebraska hearing firsthand reports of Crazy Horse, and she interviewed several Sioux who actually knew him. see all copies from $3.39! new only from $9.21! \| first editions \| SVS
13 view cover	Lakota Dawn more books like this by Janelle Taylor add to wishlist The magnificent second novel of the "Lakota Sky" series. As a proud people fight to protect its future, a powerful half-breed warrior vows to claim his place among the group . . . and the heart of the woman he loves. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $7.00! \| first editions
14 view cover	The Heartsong of Charging Elk more books like this by James Welch add to wishlist Welch's novel is about a young Sioux boy, Charging Elk, an expert horseman and a witness to the massacre at Little Big Horn. Discovered by Buffalo Bill, he becomes a star rider in his Wild West show. The show goes on tour in Europe, where they are a huge hit. Life is good until Charging Elk becomes ill and lands in a Marseille hospital while the ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $5.05! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
15 view cover	Lakota Belief and Ritual more books like this by James R Walker, Raymond J Demallie (Photographer), Elaine A Jahner (Photographer) add to wishlist 'The real value of "Lakota Belief and Ritual" is that it provides raw narratives without any pretension of synthesis or analysis, as well as insightful biographical information on the man who contributed more than any other individual to our understanding of early Oglala ritual and belief' - "Plains Anthropologist". 'In the writing of Indian ... see all copies from $5.00! new only from $15.02! \| first editions \| SVS
16 view cover	Lakota Flower more books like this by Janelle Taylor add to wishlist War Eagle, son of a chief of the Oglala Lakotas, leads his hunting party on a raid, killing many soldiers and taking a white woman captive. Caroline Sims sparks a forbidden attraction in the fierce warrior, and the pair soon find themselves locked in a passionate battle for their lives. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $2.48! \| first editions
17 view cover	Lakota Winds more books like this by Janelle Taylor add to wishlist Wind Dancer must fulfill his destiny and that of his native people by marrying female warrior Chumani and embarking on a journey that will decide his people's fate. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99! \| first editions \| SVS
18 view cover	The Dull Knifes of Pine Ridge: A Lakota Odyssey more books like this by Joe Starita add to wishlist A century of Lakota history is told through the story of one family, the Dull Knifes of Pine Ridge. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $3.40! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
19 view cover	To Kill an Eagle: Indian Views on the Death of Crazy Horse more books like this by Edward Kadlecek, Mabell Kadlecek add to wishlist Based on interviews with over thirty elderly Sioux. All of the informants either knew Crazy Horse themselves or had been told about him by older relatives. see all copies from $3.51! new only from $10.40! \| SVS
20 view cover	Crazy Horse more books like this by Larry McMurtry add to wishlist McMurtry's brief biography of the great Sioux warrior is also a chronicle of the gigantic sculpture of him that is being carved out of a mountain in the Black Hills. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $11.98! \| first editions
21 view cover	The Life and Death of Crazy Horse more books like this by Russell Freedman, Amos Bad Heart Bull (Illustrator) add to wishlist A biography of the Oglala leader who relentlessly resisted the white man's attempt to take over Indian lands. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $14.56! \| first editions \| SVS
22 view cover	The Sixth Grandfather: Black Elk's Teachings Given to John G. Neihardt more books like this by Raymond J Demallie (Editor), Hilda Neihardt (Foreword by), Hilda Neihardt Petri (Foreword by) add to wishlist 'In "The Sixth Grandfather", Dr. DeMallie reveals himself to be a uniquely sensitive interpreter of Lakota theology, philosophy, and history - which are all one in traditionalist Lakota thought. His editing is a masterpiece of scholarly skill and spiritual insight, insight that penetrates the inner beings of both Black Elk and John G. Neihardt, ... see all copies from $3.70! new only from $16.87!
23 view cover	The Sons of the Wind: The Sacred Stories of the Lakota more books like this by D M Dooling (Editor) add to wishlist Drawn from material originally collected by James R. Walker, a physician who transcribed the tales he heard from old Lakota men at the turn of the century, this is a presentation of this mythology from the Walker manuscripts as a continuous narrative of the five interconnected stories. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $2.00! \| first editions \| SVS
24 view cover	Stone Song: A Novel of the Life of Crazy Horse more books like this by Win Blevins add to wishlist Adorned with distinctive war paint and accompanied by his spirit guide, Hawk, Crazy Horse led his Sioux warriors into many of the frontier's most famous battles, including the battle of Little Big Horn. This is a fictionalized biography of the greatest war chief of the Sioux Indian nation, a man who embraced the traditional warrior's skills and ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $12.05! \| signed copies \| first editions
25 view cover	Oglala religion more books like this by William K Powers add to wishlist This study seeks to explain how one group of Native Americans, the Oglala Sioux, has preserved its social and cultural identity despite formidable attempts by the U.S. government to eliminate tribal societies. Treating continuity and change as two aspects of the same phenomenon, it focuses on the nature of the uniquely Oglala values which persist, ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $9.90! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS

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