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 117
... suddenly Wahcawin lay on her robe , eyes blurred , patches of tiny sores inside her mouth . And when Wanaġi brushed her hair on the fourth morning , he saw the redness behind her ears , saw the spots that came onto her face , spots that ...
... suddenly Wahcawin lay on her robe , eyes blurred , patches of tiny sores inside her mouth . And when Wanaġi brushed her hair on the fourth morning , he saw the redness behind her ears , saw the spots that came onto her face , spots that ...
Page 248
... suddenly indistinct and somewhat confusing . Walking slowly now , the boys snatched berries in passing , something to satisfy a thirst . Their faces solemn , neither one talked until Peta suddenly laughed : " I either wash off this mud ...
... suddenly indistinct and somewhat confusing . Walking slowly now , the boys snatched berries in passing , something to satisfy a thirst . Their faces solemn , neither one talked until Peta suddenly laughed : " I either wash off this mud ...
Page 584
... Suddenly irked , Peśla remembered that Tacincala , his second sister and plenty ripe for mating , sits in his mother's lodge . Why will the Kiyuksa not ask for Tacincala , on whom he holds a claim , instead of making the Siyo girl his ...
... Suddenly irked , Peśla remembered that Tacincala , his second sister and plenty ripe for mating , sits in his mother's lodge . Why will the Kiyuksa not ask for Tacincala , on whom he holds a claim , instead of making the Siyo girl his ...
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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