Sitting Bull remembers

By Turner, Ann Warren & Minor, Wendell

Publishers Summary:
Sitting Bull of the Hunkpapa band of Sioux was a warrior, a man with great vision, and a leader who fought for his people's dignity and freedom. He was chosen to be the war chief of the Sioux Nation in 1869, defending his people against the army that threatened to destroy his people's entire way of life.

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ISBN
978-0-06051-400-6
Publisher
New York : HarperCollinsPublishers, 2007.


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School Library Journal

Reviewed on September 1, 2007

Gr 3-6 In this first-person, fictionalized account, Sitting Bull is living in captivity near the end of his life and remembering his past. He longs for the life that Native Americans enjoyed before the coming of the "Wasicu", the white people. He talks about the Sioux victory at Little Bighorn and the destruction of the buffalo herds. Turner's writing is lyrical, almost poetic. The story is poignant and sympathetic to the plight of the...Log In or Sign Up to Read More

Horn Book Guide

Reviewed on January 1, 2007

Turner imagines the elderly chief, imprisoned, recalling his initiation into manhood and the proud and tragic tale of his people's subjuga...Log In or Sign Up to Read More

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