A Pictographic History of the Oglala Sioux, 50th Anniversary Edition
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| Rating | : | 4.76 (548 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 1496203593 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 624 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2015-03-20 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
Originally published in 1967, this remarkable pictographic history consists of more than four hundred drawings and script notations by Amos Bad Heart Bull, an Oglala Lakota man from the Pine Ridge Reservation, made between 1890 and the time of his death in 1913. The text, resulting from nearly a decade of research by Helen H. Greene, crisp images and notations, and additional material that previously appeared only in a limited number of copies of the original edition. Blish and originally presented as a three-volume report to the Carnegie Institution, provides ethnological and historical backgro
Burke, curator of Native American and non-Western art at the Philbrook Museum of Art in Tulsa, Oklahoma. This anniversary issue provides both enhanced illustrations and additional context from the past fifty years, making it even more valuable to the Native and scholarly communities and everyone interested in American Indian art, culture, and history.”—Christina E. It is an unparalleled Native account documenting Oglala Lakota life during the tumultuous period from the 1860s to 1910s. “The sig