Indian Boyhood

by Charles A. Eastman

Overview

The Memoirs of an Indian Boyhood is an autobiography by Charles Eastman. Eastman was a Native American physician, writer, national lecturer, and reformer. He was of Santee Sioux and Anglo-American ancestry. Active in politics and issues on American Indian rights, he worked to improve the lives of youths and founded 32 Native American chapters of the Young Men's Christian Association (YMCA). He also helped found the Boy Scouts of America. He is considered the first Native American author to write American history from the native point of view.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781625587084
Publisher:	Start Publishing LLC
Publication date:	03/08/2013
Sold by:	SIMON & SCHUSTER
Format:	eBook
Pages:	144
Sales rank:	726,611
File size:	257 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