Hanta Yo: An American SagaA multigenerational saga that depicts the lives of two families of Teton Sioux from the late 1700s to the 1830s, before the arrival of the white man. |
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Page 63
... stay where she stands , waiting for one of those pairs of feet to move away and the other pair to lead her into the nearby lodge . And once she sits inside this lodge , the young warrior will own her in the way her grandmother tells ...
... stay where she stands , waiting for one of those pairs of feet to move away and the other pair to lead her into the nearby lodge . And once she sits inside this lodge , the young warrior will own her in the way her grandmother tells ...
Page 134
... stay until the thong in my breast falls away . Here I stay until the thong they tie in my back falls away . Here I stay until these ties break , until I see the old way , the good way , returning to the people . " Olepi had spoken and ...
... stay until the thong in my breast falls away . Here I stay until the thong they tie in my back falls away . Here I stay until these ties break , until I see the old way , the good way , returning to the people . " Olepi had spoken and ...
Page 666
... stay exactly where Tonweya had observed her sitting when he danced the new - husband dance . “ I stay , " she said calmly , " even if I stay all night . " But her eyes acknowledged Tacincala's kindness . The suddenness of the scout's ...
... stay exactly where Tonweya had observed her sitting when he danced the new - husband dance . “ I stay , " she said calmly , " even if I stay all night . " But her eyes acknowledged Tacincala's kindness . The suddenness of the scout's ...
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Ahbleza alongside Anpagli arrows band black hills brother-friend camp Cankuna ceremony certainly Cetan child clubmen creature dance dared earth enemy eyes face father glanced Gnuśka grandfathers grass hair hand head hear heard heart herd Heyatawin heyoka hide Hinziwin hoop horse horseback hunt hunter husband Iktomi kill Kiyuksa knew Lakotah lance listened lodge looked Mahto leader Mahtociqala meat moccasins moon mother moved Napewaste never night Ogle Okandada Olepi once Palani party perhaps persons Peśla Peta Peta's Petala pipe pronghorn recognized remembered ride river robe Sahiela scout Shirtman Sicangu Siyo sleep smiled smoke someone song spoke stay stood suddenly sungazing Tabloka talk Tatanka thing tipi Titonwan Tokala told Tonweya trail tribe Tunkaśila voice waited wakinyan walked Wanaġi wanted wapiya war horse warrior watched whitemen wife Winkte winters woman women wondered young youth