Eastman, Charles Alexander

Draws on the writings of Charles Eastman to recount his attempts to embrace the traditional cultural ideals of his Sioux ancestors while living in the dominate white society of his time and explores how other Native Americans have struggled to remain true to their heritage while living in the modern world.

A full-blooded Sioux trained as a warrior to age sixteen discusses the crafts, lore, and customs that were the essence of that training.