With My Own Eyes: A Lakota Woman Tells Her People's History Contributor(s): Bettelyoun, Susan Bordeaux (Author), Waggoner, Josephine (Author), Levine, Emily (Introduction by) |
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ISBN: 0803261640 ISBN-13: 9780803261648 Publisher: Bison Books OUR PRICE: $16.16 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: August 1999 Annotation: With My Own Eyes tells the history of the nineteenth-century Lakotas. Susan Bordeaux Bettelyoun (1857-1945), the daughter of a French-American fur trader and a Brule Lakota woman, was raised near Fort Laramie and experienced firsthand the often devastating changes forced on the Lakotas. As Bettelyoun grew older, she became increasingly dissatisfied with the way her people's history was being represented by non-Natives. With My Own Eyes represents her attempt to correct misconceptions about Lakota history. Bettelyoun's narrative was recorded during the 1930s by another Lakota historian, Josephine Waggoner. This detailed, insightful account of Lakota history was never previously published. |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Biography & Autobiography | Cultural, Ethnic & Regional - Native American & Aboriginal - Social Science | Ethnic Studies - Native American Studies - History | Native American |
Dewey: B |
LCCN: 97037884 |
Lexile Measure: 1060 |
Physical Information: 0.7" H x 5.4" W x 8.4" (0.65 lbs) 199 pages |
Themes: - Chronological Period - 1851-1899 - Cultural Region - Midwest - Cultural Region - Plains - Ethnic Orientation - Native American - Chronological Period - 19th Century |
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Publisher Description: With My Own Eyes tells the history of the nineteenth-century Lakotas. Susan Bordeaux Bettelyoun (1857-1945), the daughter of a French-American fur trader and a Brulé Lakota woman, was raised near Fort Laramie and experienced firsthand the often devastating changes forced on the Lakotas. As Bettelyoun grew older, she became increasingly dissatisfied with the way her people's history was being represented by non-Natives. With My Own Eyes represents her attempt to correct misconceptions about Lakota history. Bettelyoun's narrative was recorded during the 1930s by another Lakota historian, Josephine Waggoner. This detailed, insightful account of Lakota history was never previously published. Emily Levine is a longtime landscaper in Lincoln, Nebraska. |