550 Dakota Verbs provides students of Dakota - and the Lakota and Nakota dialects - the proper conjugations for 550 verbs from adi (to step or walk on) to zo (to whistle)

When Irene America discovers that her husband

Beginning with a general discussion of American Indian origins

and the seasonal round though key players and place names

Lakota names for the stars and constellations as they appeared on the Great Plains

The Ways of My Grandmothers oral history 550 Dakota Verbs provides studentsA young Native American woman creates a hauntingly beautiful tribute to an age old way of life in this fascinating portrait of the women of the Blackfoot Indians. A captivating tapestry of personal and tribal history, legends and myths, and the wisdom passed down through generations of women, this extraordinary book is also a priceless record of the traditional skills and ways of an ancient culture that is vanishing all too fast. Including many rare