from woods indian civilization

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1 review
Charles Alexander (Ohiyesa) Eastman

Dover Publications, 2003

MUST READ!!
This book outlines the Lakota spirituality before the "white man" came. Excellent read although it puts some of it in a rose-colored light.

The Soul of the Indian: An Interpretation

4 reviews
Charles Alexander (Ohiyesa) Eastman

Johnson Reprint Corp., 1979

A look into the beliefs of the Red man. By one of their own.
C.A. Eastman, himself a Sioux indian, published this work in 1911. This is a fascinating look into the old beliefs that were held dear by his people. Passed down from antiquity by tribal elders, and preserved here for all who don't have the benifit of the heritage of old wisdom of the tribes. The people of the twenty first century would do well to apply what is put forward here. No ...

From the Deep Woods to Civilization

2 reviews
Charles Alexander (Ohiyesa) Eastman

Dover Publications, 2003

Autobiography of Ohiyesa
If you have read the writings of Ohiyesa (Charles Alexander Eastman); I HIGHLY recommend this book to you. It helped me understand the forces that shaped this man. My favorite areas are The assorted photos of his father "Many Lightnings", his wife, his son Ohiyesa at the age of 5. Events that occured while he was attending school in the East, and the bigotry he encountered from "SOME" white ...