Charles Alexander Eastman

EVERY age, every race, has its leaders and heroes. There were over sixty distinct tribes of Indians on this continent, each of which boasted…

"We also have a religion which was given to our forefathers, and has been handed down to us their children. It teaches us to be thankfu…

The author was raised as an American Indian and describes what it was like to be an Indian boy (the first 7 chapters) and an Indian Girl (th…

Based in part upon the author's own observations and personal knowledge, it was the aim of the book to set forth the status and outlook of t…

From the Deep Woods to Civilization is the sequel to Indian Boyhood. Charles Eastman (Ohiyesa) gives his account of what it was like to tran…

Indian Boyhood is a lively and appealing first-person recounting of the life of a Sioux child in the last days of the tribe's "wild&quo…

The collection illustrates the deep connection between the Sioux people and the natural world. Animals often serve as characters in these st…