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Standing in the Light: A Lakota Way of Seeing
R. D. Theisz
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Description for Standing in the Light: A Lakota Way of Seeing
Paperback. The author stood in the light - in the center ring at powwows and other gatherings of Lakota people. This book describes the origins and varieties of Lakota song and dance. Severt Young Bear performed with the Porcupine Singers throughout North America, taught at Oglala Lakota College, and served on the Oglala Sioux tribal council. Series: American Indian Lives. Num Pages: 209 pages, Illus., map. BIC Classification: 1KBB; ASD; AVGH; BGH; JFSL9. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 14. Weight in Grams: 347.
For most of his adult life Severt Young Bear stood in the light-in the center ring at powwows and other gatherings of Lakota people. As founder and, for many years, lead singer of the Porcupine Singers, a traditional singing and drumming group, he also stood, figuratively, in the light of understanding the cherished Lakota heritage. Young Bear's own life in Brotherhood Community, Porcupine District of the Pine Ridge Sioux Reservation, is the linchpin of this narrative, which ranges across the landscape of Dakota culture, from the significance of names to the search for modern Lakota identity, from Lakota oral ... Read more
For most of his adult life Severt Young Bear stood in the light-in the center ring at powwows and other gatherings of Lakota people. As founder and, for many years, lead singer of the Porcupine Singers, a traditional singing and drumming group, he also stood, figuratively, in the light of understanding the cherished Lakota heritage. Young Bear's own life in Brotherhood Community, Porcupine District of the Pine Ridge Sioux Reservation, is the linchpin of this narrative, which ranges across the landscape of Dakota culture, from the significance of names to the search for modern Lakota identity, from Lakota oral ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1996
Publisher
University of Nebraska Press United States
Number of pages
209
Condition
New
Series
American Indian Lives
Number of Pages
209
Place of Publication
Nebraska, United States
ISBN
9780803299122
SKU
V9780803299122
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Reviews for Standing in the Light: A Lakota Way of Seeing
"Impressive in range and depth, Standing in the Light self-consciously catalogues prescriptivetensions inherent in Young Bear's quest to order a traditional cultural identity."
EuropeanJournal of American Culture, Vol 19, issue 1
EuropeanJournal of American Culture, Vol 19, issue 1