Mni Sota Makoce - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Mni Sota Makoce write by Gwen Westerman. This book was released on 2012. Mni Sota Makoce available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. An intricate narrative of the Dakota people over the centuries in their traditional homelands, the stories behind the profound connections that hold true today.
A Thrilling Narrative of Indian Captivity
A Thrilling Narrative of Indian Captivity - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook A Thrilling Narrative of Indian Captivity write by Mary Butler Renville. This book was released on 2012-06-01. A Thrilling Narrative of Indian Captivity available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. This edition of A Thrilling Narrative of Indian Captivity rescues from obscurity a crucially important work about the bitterly contested U.S.-Dakota War of 1862. Written by Mary Butler Renville, an Anglo woman, with the assistance of her Dakota husband, John Baptiste Renville, A Thrilling Narrative was printed only once as a book in 1863 and has not been republished since. The work details the Renvilles’ experiences as “captives” among their Dakota kin in the Upper Camp and chronicles the story of the Dakota Peace Party. Their sympathetic portrayal of those who opposed the war in 1862 combats the stereotypical view that most Dakotas supported it and illumines the injustice of their exile from Dakota homelands. From the authors’ unique perspective as an interracial couple, they paint a complex picture of race, gender, and class relations on successive midwestern frontiers. As the state of Minnesota commemorates the 150th anniversary of the Dakota War, this narrative provides fresh insights into the most controversial event in the region’s history. This annotated edition includes groundbreaking historical and literary contexts for the text and a first-time collection of extant Dakota correspondence with authorities during the war.
Follow the Blackbirds
Follow the Blackbirds - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Follow the Blackbirds write by Gwen Nell Westerman. This book was released on 2013-08-01. Follow the Blackbirds available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. In language as perceptive as it is poignant, poet Gwen Nell Westerman builds a world in words that reflects the past, present, and future of the Dakota people. An intricate balance between the singularity of personal experience and the unity of collective longing, Follow the Blackbirds speaks to the affection and appreciation a contemporary poet feels for her family, community, and environment. With touches of humor and the occasional sharp cultural criticism, the voice that emerges from these poems is that of a Dakota woman rooted in her world and her words. In this moving collection, Westerman reflects on history and family from a unique perspective, one that connects the painful past and the hard-fought future of her Dakota homeland. Grounded in vivid story and memory, Westerman draws on both English and the Dakota language to celebrate the long journey along sunflower-lined highways of the tallgrass prairies of the Great Plains that returns her to a place filled with “more than history.” An intense homage to the power of place, this book tells a masterful story of cultural survival and the power of language.
The Soul of the Indian
The Soul of the Indian - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook The Soul of the Indian write by Charles A. Eastman. This book was released on 1911. The Soul of the Indian available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. An effort by a Native American to explain the content and attraction of Indian spirituality, concluding that Christianity and civilization are ultimately incompatible concepts.
Hmong in Minnesota
Hmong in Minnesota - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Hmong in Minnesota write by Chia Youyee Vang. This book was released on 2008. Hmong in Minnesota available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Minnesota has always been a land of immigrants. Successive waves have each made their own way, found their place, and made it their home. The Hmong are one of the most recent immigrant groups, and their remarkable and moving story is told in Hmong in Minnesota. Chia Youyee Vang reveals the colorful, intricate history of Hmong Minnesotans, many of whom were forced to flee their homeland of Laos when the communists seized power during the Vietnam War. Having assisted U.S. troops in the "Secret War," Hmong soldiers and civilians were eligible to settle in the United States. Vang offers a unique window into the lives of the Minnesota Hmong through the stories of individuals who represent the experiences of many. One voice is that of Mao Heu Thao, one of the first refugees to come to Minnesota, sponsored by Catholic Charities in 1976. She tells of the unexpectedly cold weather, the strange food, and the kindness of her hosts. By introducing readers to the immigrants themselves, Hmong in Minnesota conveys a population's struggle to adjust to new environments, build communities, maintain cultural practices, and make its mark on government policies and programs. Chia Youyee Vang was born in Laos and as a child escaped with her family to the United States. An assistant professor of history at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, she specializes in the study of Hmong community-building efforts.
