Luther Standing Bear (1868–1939)
Auteur van My People, the Sioux
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Fotografie: Credit: Photo by Fowler, Chicago, July 21, 1891
(LoC Prints and Photographs Division,
LC-USZ62-56421)
(LoC Prints and Photographs Division,
LC-USZ62-56421)
Werken van Luther Standing Bear
The tragedy of the Sioux 2 exemplaren
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- Gangbare naam
- Standing Bear, Luther
- Pseudoniemen en naamsvarianten
- Ota Kte
- Geboortedatum
- 1868
- Overlijdensdatum
- 1939-02-20
- Graflocatie
- Hollywood Forever Cemetery, Los Angeles, California, USA
- Geslacht
- male
- Nationaliteit
- Lakota
USA - Land (voor op de kaart)
- USA
- Geboorteplaats
- Rosebud Reservation, South Dakota, USA
Spotted Tail Agency, Rosebud, Dakota Territory, South Dakota, USA - Plaats van overlijden
- Huntington, California, USA
- Woonplaatsen
- South Dakota, USA
California, USA
Pennsylvania, USA - Opleiding
- Carlisle Indian Industrial School
- Beroepen
- teacher
actor - Organisaties
- National League for Justice to the American Indian
Oglala Council
Actors' Guild of Hollywood
Indian Actors' Association
Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show
Oglala Lakota People
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- Populariteit
- #56,232
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Luther Standing Bear autobiography of his life, his story growing up, living traditional Native American lifestyle. Then, with warrior mentality instilled by his father, conforming to new ways of white people by attending Carlise boarding school, learning English language, involvement with Native American relations with government. Humorous stories of observing, then acting as the whites did, with an inside look at how whites disregarded harmony with nature; provided a sense that no matter what happens in life, it will all be ok. Powerful story containing inside look at Sun Dance, Ghost Dance, Wounded Knee, warrior mentality, boarding school children dying, Chief Spotted Tail and Crow Dog.
“I was thinking of my father, and how he had many times said to me, “Son, be brave! Die on the battle-field if necessary away from home. It is better to die young than to get old and sick and then die.” (page 124)
“The next day he complained that he felt sick, and he was again allowed to remain away from school. The following day he died.” (page 159)… (meer)