The Dull Knifes of Pine Ridge A Lakota Odyssey - Starita, Joe

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The Dull Knifes of Pine Ridge A Lakota Odyssey by Starita, Joe Format: PaperbackPublished by U of Nebraska Press, 2002 Joe Starita tells the triumphant and moving story of a Lakota -Northern Cheyenne family. In 1878, the renowned Chief Dull Knife, who fought alongside Crazy Horse, escaped from forced relocation in Indian Territory and led followers on a desperate six-hundred-mile freedom flight back to their homeland. His son, George Dull Knifeøsurvived the Wounded Knee Massacre and later toured in Buffalo Bill Cody's Wild West Show. Guy Dull Knife Sr. fought in World War I and took part in the Siege of Wounded Knee in 1973. Guy Dull Knife Jr. fought in Vietnam and is now an accomplished artist. Starita updates the Dull Knife family history in his new afterword for this Bison Books edition.Product image is for illustration purposes only and may not be an exact representation of the product offered for sale. Show more