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Oglala Religion
Language: en
Pages: 264
Authors: William K. Powers
Categories: Religion
Type: BOOK - Published: 1982-01-01 - Publisher: U of Nebraska Press

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Surveys past and present religious beliefs and practices of the Oglala Sioux, relating them to Oglala social and cultural identity and the preservation of that
Oglala Women
Language: en
Pages: 274
Authors: Marla N. Powers
Categories: Social Science
Type: BOOK - Published: 2010-01-15 - Publisher: University of Chicago Press

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Based on interviews and life histories collected over more than twenty-five years of study on the Pine Ridge reservation in South Dakota, Marla N. Powers convey
Sioux Indian Religion
Language: en
Pages: 262
Authors: Raymond J. DeMallie
Categories: Social Science
Type: BOOK - Published: 1987 - Publisher: University of Oklahoma Press

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Individuals of all persuasions have become deeply interested in contemporary Sioux religious practices. These essays by tribal religious leaders, scholars, and
Yuwipi
Language: en
Pages: 132
Authors: William K. Powers
Categories: History
Type: BOOK - Published: 1984-01-01 - Publisher: U of Nebraska Press

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A profoundly spiritual book, Yuwipi describes a present-day Oglala Sioux healing ritual that is performed for a wide range of personal crises. The vivid narrati
Pipe, Bible, and Peyote among the Oglala Lakota
Language: en
Pages: 274
Authors: Paul B. Steinmetz, S.J.
Categories: History
Type: BOOK - Published: 1998-12-01 - Publisher: Syracuse University Press

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When Paul B. Steinmetz worked among the Oglala Lakota in South Dakota, he prayed with the Sacred Pipe, conversed with medicine men, and participated in their re