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description: WIGWAM EVENINGS encompasses 27 authentic enchanting Sioux Indian folk tales written by Charles Eastman and his wife, Elaine Goodale Eastman. These classic stories are from a collection by generations of Dakota Indians and impart to the reader what it takes to be a ?real human being? from the hearts of true Native Americans from over 100 years ago. Charles Eastman was born on the Santee Reservation in Minnesota in 1858. His grandparents raised him after his mother's death and his father's capture during the ?Minnesota Sioux Uprising?. At the age of fifteen, he was reunited with his father and embarked on a life in white man's society. He became a doctor and spent the rest of his career helping Indian people come to terms with their changing world.
title: Wigwam Evenings