The Sioux

The Sioux

Virginia Driving Hawk Sneve

Book - 2024

The buffalo was the center of Sioux life. After hunting buffalo on horseback, the Sioux people would use every piece of the animal, making food, beds, clothing, storage boxes, and even sleds from the ribs! Discover how the Sioux people lived on the Great Plains with this accessible introduction. Learn about the Sioux creation story, life in the village as a kid, the importance of their feathered headdresses, and more. This updated edition provides the most up to date and accurate information on the Sioux people of past and present. The back of the book includes a section on Sioux life today, proper names for all of the Sioux tribes, and an excerpt from the Lakota pipe ceremony. Author Virginia Driving Hawk Sneve grew up on the Rosebud Sioux... Reservation and for over 40 years has brought the richness of Native American culture and heritage to thousands of children for over 40 years as teacher and children's book author. Her First Americans books introduce young readers to the many diverse and unique Native American nations that first called this land home.

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Subjects
Indians of North America > Juvenile literature.
Dakota Indians > Juvenile literature.
Indians of North America > Great Plains.
Dakota Indians.
Indians of North America.
Sioux Indians.
Published
New York, NY : Holiday House [2024]
Language
English
Main Author
Virginia Driving Hawk Sneve (author)
Other Authors
Ronald Himler (illustrator)
Physical Description
32 pages : color illustrations ; 25 x 28 cm
Audience
3456.
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (page 32).
ISBN
9780823458592
Contents unavailable.
Review by School Library Journal Review

Gr 2--6--Sneve (Rosebud Sioux Tribe) shares facets of the past and present of the Sioux. In this republication of a 1993 volume that has been updated considerably, the information in the body of the book and additional resources in the back matter reflect evolving sensitivity toward First Nations peoples. Divided into eight sections, the book begins with Creation Story, including sections about Village Life, The Circle of Life, In Battle, and the Sioux Today. The volume explains the different tribes of the Sioux and details their relationships with the land, traditions, rituals, and the roles of different members. The author describes encounters with non-Indigenous people by speaking directly about the impacts of these interactions on the Sioux. Himler's painterly illustrations are gently textured and bring forward the realistic details of the telling; these work in harmony with the text to create powerful spreads. The additional resources in the back make this good for research or the curious. VERDICT A valuable republication of a book that presents the Sioux to young readers.--Sarah Pousty

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