Indian Boyhood

by Charles A. Eastman

Overview

Indian Boyhood is the autobiographical work of Eastman's memories as a free Dakota Indian. At the age of fifteen, he was reunited with his father and embarked on a life in white man's society. He became a doctor, tending survivors of the Wounded Knee massacre, and spent the rest of his career helping Indian people come to terms with their changing world and the opposing values of the white culture.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781775414681
Publisher:	The Floating Press
Publication date:	04/01/2009
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
File size:	212 KB

About the Author

David Reed Miller, a professor in the Department of Indian Studies at Saskatchewan Indian Federated College, has written an introduction for this Bison Book edition.

Table of Contents

I	Earliest Recollections
I	Hakadah, "The Pitiful Last"	3
II	Early Hardships	11
III	My Indian Grandmother	21
IV	An Indian Sugar Camp	29
V	A Midsummer Feast	36
II	An Indian Boy's Training
III	My Plays And Playmates
I	Games and Sports	63
II	My Playmates	75
III	The Boy Hunter	86
IV	Hakadah's First Offering
V	Family Traditions
I	A Visit to Smoky Day	115
II	The Stone Boy	126
VI	Evening In The Lodge
I	Evening in the Lodge	141
II	Adventures of My Uncle	153
VII	The End Of The Bear Dance
VIII	The Maidens' Feast
IX	More Legends
I	A Legend of Devil's Lake	191
II	Manitoshaw's Hunting	200
X	Indian Life And Adventure
I	Life in the Woods	213
II	A Winter Camp	225
III	Wild Harvests	233
IV	A Meeting on the Plains	245
V	An Adventurous Journey	252
XI	The Laughing Philosopher
XII	First Impressions Of Civilization