Before the Great Spirit: The Many Faces of Sioux Spirituality

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In Before the Great Spirit Julian Rice explores the spiritual values that informed Sioux attitudes surrounding warriors, tricksters, spirits, games, and conflict. Countering the widespread myths that both denigrate and appropriate Indian spirituality, Rice examines accounts written in the 1830s by Congregationalist ministers Samuel and Gideon Pond and Stephen R. Riggs; Ella Deloria, a Yankton Nakota linguist; Wilson D. Wallis, a Canadian anthropologist; native Lakota George Bushotter; and physician James R. Walker in order to delineate clearly Sioux thought from the biases and perspectives of these observers.

subjects: Indians of North America,  American Indians,  Native Americans,  First Nations,  Plains Indians,  Sioux Indians,  Dakota Indians,  Nakota Indians,  Lakota Indians,  Santee Indians,  Yankton Indians,  Oglala Indians,  Sioux Indian Religion,  Sioux Indian Theology,  Sioux Indian Philosophy,  Sioux Indian Myths,  Sioux Indian Traditions,  Religion,  Theology,  Philosophy,  Myths,  Traditions,  Indians of north america, west (u.s.),  Indians of north america, religion

People: Ella Cara Deloria (1889-1971),  George Bushotter (1864-1892),  Samuel William Pond (1808-1891),  Gideon Hollister Pond (1810-1878),  Stephen Return Riggs (1812-1883),  James R. Walker (1849-1926),  Wilson Dallam Wallis (1886-1970)

Places: United States,  Canada