The Sioux
The Dakota and Lakota Nations
Peoples of America
1. Edition November 2002
328 Pages, Hardcover
Wiley & Sons Ltd
This book covers the entire historical range of the Sioux, from their emergence as an identifiable group in late prehistory to the year 2000. The author has studied the material remains of the Sioux for many years. His expertise combined with his informative and engaging writing style and numerous photographs create a compelling and indispensable book.
* A leading expert discusses and analyzes the Sioux people with rigorous scholarship and remarkably clear writing.
* Raises questions about Sioux history while synthesizing the historical and anthropological research over a wide scope of issues and periods.
* Provides historical sketches, topical debates, and imaginary reconstructions to engage the reader in a deeper thinking about the Sioux.
* Includes dozens of photographs, comprehensive endnotes and further reading lists.
Tables.
Preface.
1. Reading the Sioux.
2. The Prehistory of the Sioux, 9500 B. C. A. D. 1650.
3. The French and English Fur Trade, 1650-1803.
4. The Early American Period, 1803-1850.
5. Fighting for Survival, 1850-1889.
6. Assimilation and Allotment, 1889-1934.
7. Restoration and Reorganization, 1934-1975.
8. The Sioux Today: Self-Determination, 1975-2000..
Notes.
References.
Index.
a source that illuminates the rich history and diversity of Sioux
culture - one that includes insightful lessons in
cross-cultural understanding.' W. Raymond Wood, University
of Missouri
'Guy Gibbon's The Sioux: The Dakota and Lakota
Nations is the first attempt to write about the Sioux from
prehistory to the present in a single volume. This book is a
valuable starting point for readers interested in Sioux history and
culture.' Raymond J. DeMallie, Indiana
University
"Readable and sophisticated, this book covers both the famous
western Sioux of the plains (Lakota) and the less well known forest
dwelling eastern Dakota, from the earliest humans in their
Minnesota homeland (9500 BCE) to 2000 CE. Suitable as a text, the
book engages general readers too." Choice
