| Lakota Society Contributor(s): Walker, James R. (Author), Demallie, Raymond J. (Editor) |
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ISBN: 0803297378 ISBN-13: 9780803297371 Publisher: Bison Books OUR PRICE: $19.76 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: February 1992 Annotation: As agency physician on the Pine Ridge Reservation from 1896 to 1914, Dr. James R. Walker recorded a wealth of information on the traditional lulifeways of the Oglala Sioux. Lakota Society presents the primary accounts of Walker's informants and his syntheses dealing with the organization of camps and bands, kinship systems, beliefs, ceremonies, hunting, warfare, and methods of measuring time. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Social Science | Ethnic Studies - Native American Studies - Religion - History | United States - State & Local - General |
| Dewey: 978.004 |
| LCCN: 81014676 |
| Lexile Measure: 1280 |
| Physical Information: 0.54" H x 5.33" W x 8.51" (0.68 lbs) 243 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - Plains - Ethnic Orientation - Native American - Geographic Orientation - South Dakota - Cultural Region - Upper Midwest |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: As agency physician on the Pine Ridge Reservation from 1896 to 1914, Dr. James R. Walker recorded a wealth of information on the traditional lifeways of the Oglala Sioux. Lakota Society presents the primary accounts of Walker's informants and his syntheses dealing with the organization of camps and bands, kinship systems, beliefs, ceremonies, hunting, warfare, and methods of measuring time. |