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Describes the daily life of the Sioux Indians, including their clothing, food, games, customs, and family life, before and after the coming of the white man
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Ann McGovern has been writing children's books for over 35 years. She has published over 45 titles including STONE SOUP, several books in the IF YOU LIVED.... series, and SCRAM, KID! (Viking, 1974), which won the Horn Book Award. McGovern spent part of her career at Scholastic, where she created the See-Saw Book Club. McGovern lives in New York City.
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What were good manners?
If a stranger came to your tipi, you would greet him with a word or two. Then the two of you would sit quietly and not say another word for a long time. It was good manners to be quiet.
You would never, never show how you felt in front of a stranger. Even if you were angry or sad, your face would not show it.
If someone in your tribe died, people did show sorrow. The cut their own skin until it bled. They cried and sobbed in public. But it was bad manners to ever again say the name of the dead person.
It was bad manners for a boy to laugh and joke with his sisters or his mother. But there were other people in your family you were supposed to laugh and joke with. It would be bad manners if you didn't.
It was good manner for a Sioux to share everything he had with everyone. Any stranger was invited to share the family's pipe and food. He could even share their clothing if he needed it.
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- PublisherDemco Media
- Publication date1992
- ISBN 10 0606011323
- ISBN 13 9780606011327
- BindingLibrary Binding
- Number of pages80
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