Being Lakota : identity and tradition on Pine Ridge Reservation / Larissa Petrillo in collaboration with Melda and Lupe Trejo.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Petrillo, Larissa.

Contributor:

Trejo, Lupe, 1938-1999.

Trejo, Melda, 1939-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Dakota Indians--South Dakota--Pine Ridge Indian Reservation--Social life and customs.

Dakota Indians.

Dakota Indians--South Dakota--Pine Ridge Indian Reservation--History.

Dakota Indians--South Dakota--Pine Ridge Indian Reservation--Ethnic identity.

Pine Ridge Indian Reservation (S.D.)--Social life and customs.

Pine Ridge Indian Reservation (S.D.).

Pine Ridge Indian Reservation (S.D.)--History.

Physical Description:

1 online resource xvi, 167 pages, 6 unnumbered pages of plates) : illustrations, maps

Manufacture:

Baltimore, Md. : Project MUSE, 2012

Place of Publication:

Lincoln : University of Nebraska Press, 2007.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Being Lakota explores contemporary Lakota identity and tradition through the life-story narratives of Melda and Lupe Trejo. Melda Trejo, née Red Bear (1939-), is an Oglala Lakota from Pine Ridge Reservation, while Lupe Trejo (1938-99) is Mexican and a long-time resident at Pine Ridge.

Contents:

Introduction: Melda and Lupe Trejo on ""Being Indian""; 1. Impressions; 2. Long Time Ago; 3. They Come from the Family; 4. Collaboration; 5. We Started Getting Together; 6. Affiliation: Lupe; 7. Sun Dance Got Started Down Here; 8. Generation: Melda; 9. Two Cultures We Have to Put Together; 10. Identity; 11. I Spend My Life in Church; 12. Tradition; 13. These Old People Pray Real Good; 14. Knowledge; Conclusion: Talking Together.

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references (p. [153]-162) and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

1-280-73518-X

9786610735181

0-8032-0741-7

OCLC:

181845644