Waterlily.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Deloria, Ella Cara.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Dakota Indians.

Dakota Indians--Fiction.

Local Subjects:

Dakota Indians.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (195 p.)

Other Title:

Waterlily, New Edition

Place of Publication:

Lincoln : UNP - Bison Books, 2013.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

<DIV>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.</DIV><BR><DIV><I>Waterlily</I>, published after Deloria's death and generally viewed as the masterpiece of her career, offers a capti

Contents:

Copyright; Title Page; Dedication; Contents; Introduction; Publisher's Preface; Waterlily; Biographical Sketch of the Author; Afterword; Index

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

ISBN:

9780803267695

080326769X

OCLC:

827210599