The death of Raymond Yellow Thunder
Subtitle: and other true stories of the Nebraska-Pine Ridge border towns
By: Stew Magnuson ; foreword by Pekka Hamalainen.
Series: Plains histories
Publisher: Texas Tech University Press
Published: 2008
Place of publication: Lubbock, Tex
Language: eng
Number of pages: 361
ISBN-13: 9780896726345
Subjects: Oglala Indians -- South Dakota -- Pine Ridge -- History -- 20th century; Ethnic conflict -- South Dakota -- Pine Ridge -- History -- 20th century; Ethnic conflict -- Nebraska -- Sheridan County -- History -- 20th century; Borderlands -- South Dakota -- Pine Ridge -- History -- 20th century; Borderlands -- Nebraska -- Sheridan County -- History -- 20th century; Pine Ridge (S.D.) -- Ethnic relations; Sheridan County (Neb.) -- Ethnic relations
Description: "A nonfiction account of the Oglala of Pine Ridge, South Dakota, and the white settler towns of Sheridan County, Nebraska. Explores the repercussions of Raymond Yellow Thunder's death at the hands of four white men in 1972 and the struggle of American Indian Movement Nebraska Coordinator Bob Yellow Bird Steele"--Provided by publisher.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references.
Table of contents: title: A cold night in Gordon; title: The story of John Gordon; title: Where is Uncle Raymond?; title: The Ogalas? : long journey to Pine Ridge; title: The white folks? : journey to Sheridan County; title: A new world; title: Indian scare; title: Paths; title: Thunder in the courthouse; title: Billy Jack goes to Gordon; title: Little skid row on the prairie; title: The Battle of Whiteclay; title: Another Saturday night in Gordon.