Classic memoir of life, experience, and education of a Lakota child in the late 1800s.

Luther Standing Bear, born in the 1860s, describes his traditional childhood as part of the Western Sioux tribe in modern-day North and South Dakota.

From New York Times bestselling author Sherman Alexie and Caldecott Honor winning Yuyi Morales comes a striking and beautifully illustrated picture book celebra

A full-blooded Sioux Indian describes his childhood experiences and training as a warrior in the 1870's and 1880's until he was taken to live in the white man's

" ... [The book] is just a message to the white race; to bring my people before their eyes in a true and authentic manner ..."--Preface.