tatanka
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Post by tatanka on Jul 18, 2008 13:13:20 GMT -5
There is an excellent book about Lakota women. With My Own Eyes tells the history of the 19th century Lakota Susan Bordeax Bettelyoun, the daughter of a French-American fur trader and a Brule Lakota woman. She was raised near Fort Laramie and experienced firsthand the often devastating changes forced on the Lakota. As she grew older she became increasingly dissatisfied with the way her peoples' history was being represented by non-Natives. This book represents an attempt to correct misconceptions about Lakota history. For anyone interested in Lakota women it is an excellent read.
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Post by clw on Jul 18, 2008 15:30:48 GMT -5
Sounds excellent and one I didn't know about! I'm putting it on 'The' List'.
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Post by tatanka on Jul 19, 2008 6:43:59 GMT -5
You'll get it on Amazon, clw.
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Post by biggordie on Jul 19, 2008 9:44:02 GMT -5
clw:
There are several copies available on abebooks, starting at 9 bucks, with a bunch between 9 and 13 dollars - very affordable. Shipping within the USA is usually inexpensive.
Gordie
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tatanka
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Post by tatanka on Jul 19, 2008 13:09:15 GMT -5
Have you read it, Gordie? What do you think of it?
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Post by biggordie on Jul 19, 2008 13:34:28 GMT -5
tatanka:
I have not yet purchased or read the book. The fights on the Little Horn are my principal interest, with First Nations culture coming in about third place. One of these days, I will get it, if only so that I can intelligently discuss it with my "cohorts" here and elsewhere, and so that I can better understand the Lakotas and their women's place in their culture and history. Actually, I wouldn't mind discovering something about how to understand WOMEN. Period.
Usually, I stick with the warrior ways, since that is most relevant to my principal studies; but I have learned to broaden my horizons a bit lately. Even old dogs CAN learn new tricks.
Gordie
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Post by Dietmar on Jul 21, 2008 16:11:46 GMT -5
I moved this thread, hope you don´t mind.
I absolutely recommend this book for everyone interested in Brule Lakota history. There are detailed first hand accounts of various historical events like the Grattan Affair. This book is also very good edited. You can find endless information in the footnotes, especially biographical infos on Lakota and white people around Fort Laramie.
Great book!
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Post by elevine on Jan 28, 2009 23:38:45 GMT -5
Glad you liked it. I'm currently editing 2 other manuscripts by Waggoner. Some amazing stuff. More about northern bands and Dakotas.
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Post by Dietmar on Jan 29, 2009 9:11:41 GMT -5
Wonderful! Please let us know when it will be published. I´m sure we all here are interested. Best wishes Dietmar
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Post by kingsleybray on Jan 29, 2009 9:40:22 GMT -5
elevine
Excited to hear you are editing more of Josephine Waggoner's mss. Please let us have the details.
Kingsley
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Post by elevine on Feb 18, 2009 23:07:41 GMT -5
Kingsley et al
Re: Josephine Waggoner
I have been working for a number of years on this at the request of Josephine's family. They are the ones who have provided Josephine's writing (holograph and typescripts) and other family material. It is some sort of miracle that this material has survived through all these years. Lost, found, "stolen,"... but some good spirit must surround it as it has refused to disappear.
I am a little obsessive, so it is taking some time. I am currently working on explanatory notes and am easily sidetracked down fascinating tunnels of research. The manuscript is currently about 400 pages. Still have some work to do on it, more D/Lakota translations, and an introduction. I am surround by piles of books and files, and old photographs, and copies of Josephine's work.
I have now spent over 20 years involved with her writing and the more I know about her---her life, how prolific she was (in correspondence, historical writing, poetry, painting...), how dedicated she was to preserving the history, the more I am amazed by her.
There are many experts on this site, so perhaps I can post questions here that have come up doing this work.
I don't know when I'll be finished, let alone when it will be published, but I better get going as her remaining grandchildren are quite elderly. It is an honor to be entrusted with this work.
Emily
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Post by Dietmar on Feb 20, 2009 2:12:33 GMT -5
There are many experts on this site, so perhaps I can post questions here that have come up doing this work. Emily, I´m sure we´ll try everything to help you, if we can. Best wishes Dietmar
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