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This is a good autobiographical account of the younger years of a Dakota Indian, The author explains the customs of his people, including their sports and entertainment. Their play-practices, legends, and lore are presented from first hand observation and knowledge. In his boyhood the writer often represented in his play the heroes of his people and tried to emulate them in his life.

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This is a good autobiographical account of the younger years of a Dakota Indian, The author explains the customs of his people, including their sports and entertainment. Their play-practices, legends, and lore are presented from first hand observation and knowledge. In his boyhood the writer often represented in his play the heroes of his people and tried to emulate them in his life.

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Contents:


I. EARLIEST RECOLLECTIONS

I. Hadakah, "The Pitiful Last"
II. Early Hardships
III. My Indian Grandmother
IV. An Indian Sugar Camp
V. A Midsummer Feast

II. AN INDIAN BOY'S TRAINING
III. MY PLAYS AND PLAYMATES

I. Games and Sports
II. My Playmates
III: The Boy Hunter
IV. Hakadah's First Offering

V. FAMILY TRADITIONS

I: A Visit to Smoky Day
II. The Stone Boy

VI. EVENING IN THE LODGE

I: Evening in the Lodge
II. Adventures of My Uncle

VII. THE END OF THE BEAR DANCE
VIII. THE MAIDENS' FEAST

IX. MORE LEGENDS

I: A Legend of Devil's Lake
II. Manitoshaw's Hunting

X. INDIAN LIFE AND ADVENTURE

I: Life in the Woods
II. A Winter Camp
III. Wild Harvests
IV. A Meeting on the Plains
V. An Adventurous Journey

XI. The Laughing Philosopher
XII. FIRST IMPRESSIONS OF CIVILIZATION

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