The Sioux: The Dakota and Lakota Nations (Peoples of America)
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Book Description
Perhaps no Indian people are better known than the Sioux. With rigorous scholarship and remarkably clear writing, a leading expert on the Sioux raises questions about their history while synthesizing the historical and anthropological research over a wide scope of issues and periods. This stimulating text includes historical sketches, topical debates, and imaginary reconstructions to engage readers in a deeper thinking of this fascinating people.The Sioux covers the entire historical range of the Sioux, from their emergence as an identifiable group in late prehistory to the year 2000. As an archaeologist, author Guy Gibbon has studied the material remains of the Sioux for many years. His expertise, his informative and engaging writing style, dozens of photographs, and the comprehensive endnotes and further reading lists make this a compelling and indispensable text for students, scholars, and readers of Sioux history.
From the Author
Guy Gibbon is Professor of Anthropology at the University of Minnesota.
The Sioux: The Dakota and Lakota Nations (Peoples of America),Guy E. Gibbon,Blackwell Publishing, Incorporated,1557865663,Anthropology - General,Dakota Indians,Ethnic Studies - Native American Studies,Ethnic Studies - Native American Studies - Tribes,Government relations,History,History - General History,Native American,Social Science,Social life and customs,Sociology,American history,History / Native American,History of specific racial & ethnic groups,INDIANS OF NORTH AMERICA_GOVERNMENT RELATIONS,INDIANS OF NORTH AMERICA_HISTORY,INDIANS OF NORTH AMERICA_SOCIAL LIFE AND CUSTOMS,INDIANS OF NORTH AMERICA_WEST (U.S.),Indigenous peoples,North America,Western & Pacific Coast states
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