ERIC Number: ED067207
Record Type: Non-Journal
Publication Date: 1971
Pages: 54
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Red Cloud. The Story of an American Indian.
McGaa, Ed
A biography of Red Cloud, a Sioux Chief (1822-1909), the book is written for upper elementary and junior high school readers, as well as for older readers. The text describes Red Cloud's encounters with the white men while defending the Sioux hunting grounds in South Dakota and Nebraska. That Red Cloud fought only with words and never with weapons after he signed the treaty of 1868 is also discussed. Red Cloud is described as an eloquent spokesman for the Sioux people. Contents of the text are as listed: (1) Circle of His People, (2) Brave Stand, (3) By Wit and Word, (4) Agents, Missionaries, Commissioners, (5) Last Years, and (6) Fifth Generation. Also included are historical photographs of the Lakota or Sioux people. (FF)
Descriptors: American History, American Indians, Biographies, Christianity, Government Role, Land Acquisition, Laws, Leadership
Dillon Press, 106 Washington Avenue, North, Minneapolis, Minnesota 55401 ($3.95 plus postage and handling)
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