My Indian Boyhood is a classic memoir of life, experience and education of a Lakota child in the late 1800s. Author's wish was to to educate the public about Lakota culture and to challenge government policies toward Native Americans by presenting his personal life story. Luther Standing Bear was a Sicangu and Oglala Lakota chief notable in history as a Native American author, educator, philosopher, and actor of the twentieth century. Standing Bear fought to preserve Lakota heritage and sovereignty; he was at the forefront of a Progressive movement to change government policy toward Native Americans.
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Luther Standing Bear. My Indian Boyhood: The Memoirs of Luther Standing Bear
My Indian Boyhood: The Memoirs of Luther Standing Bear
Table of Contents
CHAPTER I. THE SIOUX
CHAPTER II. BOWS AND ARROWS
CHAPTER III. THE INDIAN BOY AND HIS PONY
CHAPTER IV. HUNTING AND FISHING
CHAPTER V. PLANTS, TREES, AND HERBS
CHAPTER VI. TANNING, PAINTING, AND DESIGNING
CHAPTER VII. GAMES
CHAPTER VIII. HOW CHIEFS ARE MADE
CHAPTER IX. MEDICINE MEN AND MUSIC
CHAPTER X. AT LAST I KILL A BUFFALO
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At this time we lived close to Nature and knew nothing but Nature. We observed everything of the outdoors, and in this way learned many things that were good and helpful for us to know. The Indian knows that Nature is wise, and that by keeping our eyes open, we learn her wise ways.
For instance, we were taught to go to bed when the rest of the world went to rest. When darkness came and all the birds and animals went to sleep, we were sleeping too. That helped us to become strong and healthy, so that we grew up to be strong, stout-hearted men.
