Crow Dog: Four Generations of Sioux Medicine Men - Softcover

Dog, Leonard C.

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0060926821 ISBN 13: 9780060926823

Publisher: Harper Perennial, 1996

Synopsis

From the co-author of Lakota Woman, which has sold more than 150,000 paperback copies, comes a compelling account detailing the unique experiences and spiritual knowledge accumulated by four generations of powerful medicine men.

About this title

About the Author:

Leonard C. Dog was born in 1942 on the Rosebud Reservation in South Dakota, where he still lives.

From Booklist:

Leonard Crow Dog speaks with a powerfully stark voice that echoes in the mind long after reading his words. As a medicine man of the Lakota, he is a living memory of his ancestors and a strong voice for preserving Lakota history and tradition. With Richard Erdoes, author of numerous Native American books, Leonard Crow Dog delves briefly into the generations of his family who have carried the name Crow Dog since the American government told them it would be their family name. Primarily, Erdoes has written Leonard's words as they were spoken for Leonard can neither read nor write, but the simple words are compelling. Leonard speaks of his tribe's history and traditions as they affect his life personally, and he conveys a sense of unseen presences, as though his ancestors speak in his ear refreshing his memories of events and rituals. He tells of his involvement as the spiritual leader of the American Indian Movement and the occupation of Wounded Knee in the early 1970s. This book complements Joe Starita's Dull Knife of Pine Ridge (1992). Each book offers a unique perspective of the events on Lakota reservations. While Leonard does not focus as strongly on Lakota history as Starita did, his book is still an admirable addition to any collection. Melanie Duncan

About this edition

• Publisher: Harper Perennial
• Publication date: 1996
• ISBN 10: 0060926821
• ISBN 13: 9780060926823
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 272