There are reasons why men live as they do, think as they do, and practice as they do hence, there were forces that made the Lakota the man he was. "In this book I attempt to tell my readers just how we lived as Lakotans-our customs, manners, experiences, and traditions-the things that make all men what they are. Standing Bear fought to preserve Lakota heritage and sovereignty he was at the forefront of a Progressive movement to change government policy toward Native Americans. Luther Standing Bear was a Sicangu and Oglala Lakota chief notable in history as a Native American author, educator, philosopher, and actor of the twentieth century. Land of the Spotted Eagle is an ethnographic description of traditional Lakota life and customs, criticizing whites' efforts to "make over" the Indian into the likeness of the white race.
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