Herbert T. Hoover – författare

This volume focuses on the Native American cultures that have existed across the Dakotas in relative isolation from external influences. A chapter entitled Prehistory contains citations for items comprising information about Sioux and other Indian communities derived from archaeological and anthropological analysis. Another, entitled Profile of Traditional Cultures in the Sioux Federation, includes sighting reports and other narratives regarding the habits and beliefs of Sioux people that have been little affected by outsiders. A third chapter directs users to sources about Sioux spirituality. The following chapter contains a report on sources of information about Sioux people published outside the United States. The final chapter includes materials on Sioux language and winter counts. This volume will be especially valuable to teachers and researchers with specific interests in tribal cultures. The indexes are cross-referenced to their companion volume South Dakota History, which provides an indepth bibliographical review of the literature on the state and white-Indian relations.

Published on the occasion of the 100th anniversary of the admission of South Dakota to the Union, South Dakota Leaders profiles 29 men and women whose achievements have figured prominently in the history of the 40th state. The editors have included essays on such famous South Dakotans as Sitting Bull, Crazy Horse, George McGovern, and Laura Ingalls Wilder. There are also profiles of lesser known leaders; Martin Marty, the first Catholic Bishop of Dakota; Harvey Dunn, celebrated artist and poet; Niels Ebbesen Hansen, a leader in the field of agriculture; and many others.