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Sitting Bull - by Ernie LaPointe (Hardcover)

Sitting Bull - by  Ernie LaPointe (Hardcover)
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<p/><br></br><p><b> Book Synopsis </b></p></br></br><p><i>The only book on Sitting Bull written by a lineal descendant </i></p> <p>Ernie LaPointe is the great -grandson of the famous Hunkpapa Lakota chief, and he presents the family tales and memories told to him about his great-grandfather. In many ways the oral history differs from what has become the standard and widely accepted biography of Sitting Bull. LaPointe explains the discrepancies, how they occurred, and why he wants to tell his story of Tatanka Iyotake. </p> <p>Ernie LaPointe, a great-grandson of Sitting Bull, was born on the Pine Ridge Indian Reservation in South Dakota. He is a Sundancer and lives the traditional way of the Lakota and follows the rules of the sacred pipe. He lives in South Dakota.</p><p/><br></br><p><b> From the Back Cover </b></p></br></br><p>A new perspective on an iconic legend. </p> <p>Ernie LaPointe, a great-grandson of Sitting Bull, reveals family stories that illustrate the famous leader's life and death in ways that will alter the commonly held knowledge of the Lakota chief. This is a touching, poignant oral history put to paper in a Native American voice.</p>

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