The Lakotas and the Black Hills: The Struggle for Sacred Ground (Penguin Library of American Indian History) - Ostler, Jeffrey

The Lakotas and the Black Hills: The Struggle for Sacred Ground (Penguin Library of American Indian History) by Ostler, Jeffrey

Format: Hardcover with Dust Jacket

Published by Viking, 2010

Traces The Loss Of The Lakota Sioux's Spiritual Homelands And Their Legal Battle To Regain Them, Recounting Such Events As The Defeat Of Custer At Little Bighorn And Their Supreme Court Campaigns. Mount Rushmore -- Paha Sapa. Seasons ; Overlanders And Rumors Of Gold ; The Center Of The Earth ; The Sword And The Pen -- The Possibilities Of History. After The Loss ; The Claim ; The Land ; Next Generations. Jeffery Ostler. Includes Bibliographical References And Index.