Title: The great Sioux Nation ;
Authors: Hans, Fred M.
Date: 1964
Publisher: Ross & Haines,
Physical description: 586 pages : illustrations, portraits ; 23 cm
Language: English
LC classification: E
Contents: Indian religion -- The sacred medicine-a supernatural influence -- The medicine chief -- Oratorical ability-traits-customs -- Childhood and youth-training of Indian children -- Indian homes-habits and pleasures -- Indian weapons -- Indian cruelty -- Indian customs-virtues and vices -- Indian skill and handiwork -- The great fall buffalo hunt -- Value of the buffalo to the Indian-nature of the brutes -- Dangerous animals of the plains -- Love making among the wild Indians -- Peculiarities of Indian matrimony -- Fate of captive women -- Indian raids on border settlers -- Ceremonious dance and self-torture -- Measure of time-origin of tribes and nations -- Signs and signals of the Sioux -- Language of the Sioux interpreted by the author -- The Indians as Columbus found them -- Early wars with the Indians -- Cruel wars and Indian raids -- The only unbroken treaty -- The natives as Penn knew them -- Voice of the great spirit to Pontiac -- Wars and treaties with the Indians -- United States treaties with the Indians -- Unfaithful treaties, wars and massacres -- The Sioux between two fires -- The Minnesota massacre -- Cruel massacre on the plains -- Heroic defense by plainsmen against two thousand Sioux -- Perils of the Sioux-barbarity of the Army -- The frontier war of 1876-surrender of the Crazy Horse -- Battle of the Hole in the Wall-Sioux raid on the Kansas border -- The White River massacre-rescue of the captive women -- The surrender of Sitting Bull-last stand of the Sioux nation.
Subject headings (LCSH): Dakota Indians.