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Confessions of an Iyeska
Title
Confessions of an Iyeska / by Viola Burnette.
ISBN
9781607816393
1607816393
Publication
Salt Lake City : The University of Utah Press, [2018]
Physical Description
x, 195 pages : illustrations, portraits, genealogical tables ; 23 cm
Summary
"The memoirs of a Lakota woman who rose from humble beginnings, overcoming hardship to attain a prominent position as a judge, legal activist, and spokesperson for her people"--Provided by publisher.
Other formats
Online version: Burnette, Viola, 1939- author. Confessions of an Iyeska Salt Lake City : The University of Utah Press, [2018]
Format
Books
Language
English
Added to Catalog
January 28, 2019
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (pages 193-195).
Contents
Lakota beginnings
Growing up on the farm
Boarding school
What means
Religion's role
Assimilation begins
California, here I come
Army life
Time to grow
The long road back
Obstacles
A paradigm shift
Law school
Searching for my future
Return to the culture
Living the dream
Back to the people
The work goes on
Epilogue : hope for the future.
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