STANDING BEAR, Luther [Chief Standing Bear].
My People the Sioux.
First Edition of My People the Sioux; inscribed by Chief Standing Bear
Boston and New York: Houghton Mifflin Company, 1928.
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Item Number: RRB-149609
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First edition of this foundational work of Native American autobiography. Octavo, original publisher's pictorial orange cloth, top stain brown, frontispiece of Chief Standing Bear at council, illustrated with black and white photographs and drawings by the author. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the front free endpaper, "To Lowell Groves, from Chief-Standing Bear Mato Najin Ohivi nitohola May 12th, 1928." In near fine condition with light toning. Edited by E.A. Brininstool. Introduction by William S. Hart. Bookplate to the front pastedown. Rare and desirable signed and inscribed.
Chief Luther Standing Bear (Oglala Lakota, ca. 1868–1939) was an influential writer, educator, and cultural advocate whose autobiographical works and public activism played a crucial role in challenging early twentieth-century narratives about Native American identity and history. A graduate of the Carlisle Indian Industrial School, Standing Bear used his fluency in both Lakota and Euro-American cultures to critique U.S. assimilation policies and to articulate a Lakota-centered understanding of land, education, and sovereignty. His books—including My People the Sioux (1928) and Land of the Spotted Eagle (1933)—offer a rare Indigenous perspective on the profound social, political, and spiritual disruptions brought by U.S. assimilation policies, while also preserving detailed accounts of Lakota customs, values, and community structures.
My People the Sioux.
$3,500.00
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