The girl who sang to the buffalo : a child, an elder, and the light from an ancient sky / Kent Nerburn.
"In this moving finale to the trilogy that began with Neither Wolf Nor Dog, Kent Nerburn blends history, humor, and heartbreak with a gripping mystery. Once again he visits the Dakota elder Dan and joins in the quest to understand the fate of Dan's little sister, Yellow Bird, a girl with a mystical relationship to animals who disappeared into the Indian boarding school system. Delving beneath the myths, misconceptions, and stereotypes that make up so much of our understanding of Native life, Nerburn finds a world that "beats with a different and indomitable heartbeat." Readers are swept up into a great story of the awe-inspiring communion of human, animal, and nature that underlies the many things we can learn from our land's native people"-- Provided by publisher.
Record details
- ISBN: 9781608680153
- Physical Description: xvi, 391 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm
- Publisher: Novato, California : New World Library, [2013]
Content descriptions
- Formatted Contents Note:
- Part 1 Forgotten Secrets -- Chapter 1 A Shout in the Night 3 -- Chapter 2 "I Have Something to Tell Him" 13 -- Chapter 3 Spirit Lodge 19 -- Chapter 4 Notebook 24 -- Chapter 5 "I Knew You Were Coming" 36 -- Chapter 6 "He Is Measuring Your Fear" 51 -- Chapter 7 Place of Black Soot 59 -- Chapter 8 Woman in Pearls 68 -- Chapter 9 "We Didn't Know Any Better" 77 -- Chapter 10 Unquiet Ground 90 -- Chapter 11 Haunted with Ghosts 99 -- Part 2 Into the West -- Chapter 12 Lakota Two-Step 109 -- Chapter 13 Eagle Man versus the Wichasha Wakan 121 -- Chapter 14 A Strong Heart to Serve 136 -- Chapter 15 "Your Silence Makes a Lot of Noise" 147 -- Chapter 16 Priests and Pelicans 155 -- Chapter 17 No Bullshit 173 -- Chapter 18 "I'm a Really Good Dog" 185 -- Chapter 19 A Respect Bigger than Friendship 200 -- Chapter 20 Eyes without Light 219 -- Chapter 21 Big Leagues 229 -- Chapter 22 Kicked Out of the Creator's Living Room 236 -- Chapter 23 Watcher in the Shadows 247 -- Chapter 24 Two Worlds inside You 254 -- Chapter 25 Tremendous Tonto 267 -- Chapter 26 Indian Science and the Little Fellows 282 -- Part 3 Northern Light -- Chapter 27 Roll Call of the Dead 303 -- Chapter 28 A World of Other Laws 313 -- Chapter 29 Stolen Words 325 -- Chapter 30 Night of the Dancing Ghosts 340 -- Chapter 31 Singing Skies 354 -- Chapter 32 Tatanka Never Lies 367 -- Chapter 33 Gift 379.
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- Dan, 1913-2002.
Dakota Indians > Biography.
Dakota philosophy.
Dakota Indians > Social life and customs. - Genre:
- Biographies.
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- 2 of 4 copies available at NC Cardinal. (Show)
- 1 of 1 copy available at McDowell County Public Library.
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- 2 current holds with 4 total copies.
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Old Fort Branch Library | 978.004 NER (Text) | 37810435665251 | Adult Nonfiction | Available | - |
