Indian Boyhood by Charles Eastman (English) Paperback Book

Description: Indian Boyhood by Charles Eastman Chronicles first 15 years in life of a native Santee Sioux Indian in mid-19th century: childhood memories, training in the hunt, woodlore, religious practices, medicine men, more. 13 illustrations. FORMAT Paperback LANGUAGE English CONDITION Brand New Publisher Description Charles Eastman, or Hakadah, as his Sioux relatives and fellow tribesmen knew him, as a full-blooded Indian boy learned the reticent manners and stoical ways of patience and bravery expected of every young warrior in the 1870s and 1880s. The hunts, games, and ceremonies of his native tribe were all he knew of life until his father, who had spent time with the white man, came to find him.Indian Boyhood is Eastmans first-hand reminiscence of the life he led until he was fifteen with the nomadic Sioux. Left motherless at birth, he tells how his grandmother saved him from relatives who offered to care for him ""until he died."" It was that grandmother who sang him the traditional Indian lullabies which are meant to cultivate bravery in all male babies, who taught him not to cry at night (for fear of revealing the whereabouts of the Sioux camp to hostile tribes), and who first explained to him some of the skills he would need to survive as an adult in the wilds. Eastman remembers the uncle who taught him the skills of the hunt and the war-path, and how his day began at first light, when his uncle would startle him from sleep with a terrifying whoop, in response to which the young boy was expected to jump fully alert to his feet, and rush outside, bow in hand, returning the yell that had just awakened him. Yet all Indian life did not consist in training and discipline. In time of abundance and even in famine, Indian children had much time for sport and games of combat - races, lacrosse, and wrestling were all familiar to Eastman and his childhood friends.Here too are observations about Indian character, social custom, and morality. Eastman describes the traditional arrangements by which the tribe governed itself - its appointed police force, hunting and warrior scouts, and its tribal council, and how the tribe supported these officers with a kind of taxation. Eastman also includes family and tribal legends of adventure, bravery, and nature that he heard in the lodge of Smoky Day, the tribe historian. But Eastmans own memories of attacks by hostile tribes, flights from the white mans armies, and the dangers of the hunt rival the old legends in capturing a vision of life now long lost. Author Biography Eastman graduated from Dartmouth in 1887 and continued on and got his MD from Boston Univeristy. After graduating he got a job at the Pine Ridge Agency treating the injuries of survivors of the Wounded Knee Massacre. He spent the rest of his life helping Indian people cope with the changes to their world and trying to reconcile the opposing values and beliefs of white society and Sioux culture. Table of Contents I EARLIEST RECOLLECTIONS I: "Hakadah, "The Pitful Last" II: Early Hardships III: My Indian Grandmother IV: An Indian Sugar Campt V: A Midsummer Feast II AN INDIAN BOYS TRAINING III MY PLAYS AND PLAYMATES I: Games and Sports II: My Playmates III: The Boy Hunter IV HAKADAHS FIRST OFFERING V FAMILY TRADITIONS I: A Visit to Smoky Day II: The Stone Boy VI EVENING IN THE LODGE I: Evening in the Lodge II: Adventures of My Uncle VII THE END OF THE BEAR DANCE VIII THE MAIDENS FEAST IX MORE LEGENDS I: A Legend of Devils Lake II: Manitoshaws Hunting X INDIAN LIFE AND ADVENTURE I: Life in the Woods II: A Winter Camp III: Wild Harvests IV: A Meeting on the Plains V: An Adventurous Journey XI THE LAUGHING PHILOSOPHER XII FIRST IMPRESSIONS OF CIVILIZATION Long Description Chronicles first 15 years in life of a native Santee Sioux Indian in mid-19th century: childhood memories, training in the hunt, woodlore, religious practices, medicine men, more. 13 illustrations. Details ISBN0486220370 Language English Illustrator E.L. Blumenschein ISBN-10 0486220370 ISBN-13 9780486220376 Media Book Format Paperback Illustrations Yes Imprint Dover Publications Inc. Place of Publication New York Country of Publication United States Alternative 9781584725879 Pages 272 Short Title INDIAN BOYHOOD REV/E DOI 10.1604/9780486220376 UK Release Date 2003-03-28 AU Release Date 2003-03-28 NZ Release Date 2003-03-28 US Release Date 2003-03-28 Author Charles Eastman Publisher Dover Publications Inc. Edition Description New edition Series Native American Year 2003 Publication Date 2003-03-28 DEWEY 970.3 Audience General Audience Age 10 We've got this At The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it. With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and well over a million items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! TheNile_Item_ID:7592335;

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