When Standing Bear returned to the Pine Ridge Sioux Reservation
after sixteen years' absence, his dismay at the condition of his
people may well have served as a catalyst for the writing of this
book, first published in 1933. In addition to describing the
customs, manners, and traditions of the Teton Sioux, Standing Bear
also offered general comments about the importance of Native
cultures and values and the status of Indian peoples in American
society. With the assistance of Melvin R. Gilmore, curator of
ethnology at the University of Michigan, and Warcaziwin, Standing
Bear's niece and secretary, Standing Bear sought to tell the white
man "just how" they "lived as Lakotans."
"Land of the Spotted Eagle" is generously interspersed with
personal reminiscences and anecdotes, including chapters on child
rearing, social and political organization, family, religion, and
manhood. Standing Bear's views on Indian affairs and his
suggestions for the improvement of white-Indian relations are
presented in the two closing chapters.
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