Tasunka a Lakota horse legend
Curiosity leads a young warrior to track a new animal. It leads him far from home, but at last he finds a herd of the strange new creatures. They are horses that shimmer with color and run swift as the wind. The Lakota capture and tame them, and the people grow rich and powerful. They become filled...
| Main Author: | Montileaux, Donald F., 1948- (Author) |
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| Other Authors: | Gay, Agnes (Translator) |
| Format: | Books Print Book |
| Language: | English Dakota |
| Published: |
Pierre, SD :
South Dakota State Historical Society Press,
[2014]
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| Summary: |
Curiosity leads a young warrior to track a new animal. It leads him far from home, but at last he finds a herd of the strange new creatures. They are horses that shimmer with color and run swift as the wind. The Lakota capture and tame them, and the people grow rich and powerful. They become filled with pride. With their newfound strength they rule over the plains. Then the Great Spirit, who gave the gift of the horse, takes it away. |
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| Physical Description: |
1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 23 x 29 cm |
| Bibliography: |
Includes bibliographical references. |
| ISBN: |
9780985290528 0985290528 |
| Author Notes: |
Agnes Gay is the assistant archivist at Oglala Lakota College in Kyle, South Dakota. |