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Survival on the Rosebud Indian Reservation (Paperback)
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Transplanted from what he considered civilization to the desolation
of the Rosebud Indian Reservation, a ten-year-old boy becomes
resourceful. What he learns will shape the ways in which he
eventually would teach. Rather than stunting development, the
reservation's history, culture and education become the stimuli for
it. The boy immerses himself in the peaceful Lakota culture, reacts
against its developing militancy, and eventually learns acceptance.
Accustomed to team sports and ice cream shops, the fifth-grader
relocates with his family to the reservation in 1957 and finds
nothing familiar. He and his friends live in the poorest region of
South Dakota; their only resources are their imaginations and
curiosity. They explore, build, hunt, and become interested in
girls. This is their story of Survival on the Rosebud Indian
Reservation. It's easy for a kid to poke fun at foods and
traditions different from his own. The author notes, "The more
experiences I had with the Lakota culture, the more respect I
developed for it. I reached a point at which it was difficult to
view the Lakota objectively. I'd become part of them." About the
Author: David Clifford Grieser is an educator in Des Moines, Iowa.
"Michelangelo once described his sculpting as freeing his subjects
from the marble in which they were encased. I felt the same way as
I wrote: My subjects and events were encased in a past, and I
wanted to eliminate the extraneous surroundings, so that readers
could see them. The obstacles, then, were to extract no more or
less than what I needed to be accurate. Completing the book was a
testament to the Lakota people to whom I owed so much." Publisher's
Website: http://sbpra.com/DavidCliffordGrieser
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Imprint: |
Strategic Book Publishing
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Country of origin: |
United States |
Release date: |
August 2012 |
First published: |
August 2012 |
Authors: |
David Clifford Grieser
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Dimensions: |
229 x 152 x 8mm (L x W x T) |
Format: |
Paperback - Trade
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Pages: |
140 |
ISBN-13: |
978-1-61204-394-4 |
Categories: |
Books >
Fiction >
General & literary fiction >
Modern fiction
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LSN: |
1-61204-394-1 |
Barcode: |
9781612043944 |
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