The death of Raymond Yellow Thunder : and other true stories from the Nebraska-Pine Ridge border towns / Stew Magnuson ; foreword by Pekka Hämäläinen.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Magnuson, Stew.

Series:

Plains histories

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Oglala Indians--South Dakota--Pine Ridge--History--20th century.

Oglala Indians.

Ethnic conflict--South Dakota--Pine Ridge--History--20th century.

Ethnic conflict.

Ethnic conflict--Nebraska--Sheridan County--History--20th century.

Borderlands--South Dakota--Pine Ridge--History--20th century.

Borderlands.

Borderlands--Nebraska--Sheridan County--History--20th century.

History.

Pine Ridge (S.D.)--Ethnic relations.

Pine Ridge (S.D.).

Sheridan County (Neb.)--Ethnic relations.

Sheridan County (Neb.).

Nebraska--Sheridan County.

South Dakota--Pine Ridge.

Physical Description:

xvii, 361 pages : illustrations, maps ; 25 cm.

Place of Publication:

Lubbock, Tex. : Texas Tech University Press, [2008]

Summary:

"A nonfiction account of the Oglala of Pine Ridge, South Dakota, and the white settler towns of Sheridan County, Nebraska. Explores the repercussions of Raymond Yellow Thunder's death at the hands of four white men in 1972 and the struggle of American Indian Movement Nebraska Coordinator Bob Yellow Bird Steele"--Provided by publisher.

Contents:

A cold night in Gordon

The story of John Gordon

Where is Uncle Raymond?

The Ogalas' long journey to Pine Ridge

The white folks' journey to Sheridan County

A new world

Indian scare

Twp paths

Thunder in the courthouse

Billy Jack goes to Gordon

Little Skid Row on the prairie

The Battle of Whiteclay

Another Saturday night in Gordon.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 341-347) and index.

ISBN:

9780896726345

0896726347

OCLC:

221960714