“Exquisite evocation, in novelistic form, of the life of a female
Dakota (Sioux) in the mid-nineteenth century, before whites settled
the plains. . . . An unself-conscious and never precious or quaint
pairing of scholarship and fiction.” —Kirkus When Blue Bird and
her grandmother leave their family’s camp to gather beans for the
long, threatening winter, they inadvertently avoid the horrible
fate that befalls the rest of the family. Luckily, the two women
are adopted by a nearby Dakota community and are eventually
integrated into their kinship circles. Ella Cara Deloria’s tale
follows Blue Bird and her daughter, Waterlily, through the
intricate kinship practices that created unity among her people.
Waterlily, published after Deloria’s death and generally
viewed as the masterpiece of her career, offers a captivating
glimpse into the daily life of the nineteenth-century Sioux. This
new Bison Books edition features an introduction by Susan Gardner
and an index. Purchase the audio edition.
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