Author tells the story of her people from the time of great flood, contact with Europeans and settlement of the treaties. Concludes with a phonetic and pictoral alphabet.
Video of lecture by author of book of same name. Discussion of Lakota chief's character and events leading up to his death while in the custody of the U.S. army.
Duration: 1:01:42.
American Indian Quarterly, vol. 15, no. 1, Winter, 1991, pp. 91-103
Description
The author uses published documents, archival sources, and family interviews to construct a biography of the Diné medicine man, Pete Price (also called Chief Silagotio in some media accounts).