This book provides a biographical account of 15 legendary chiefs,
including their struggles. The Indians lived in their own land, where
they hunted buffalo and gathered food, according to their own traditions
and customs. The soldiers then arrived to eject them from their
territory. The government breached its promises, and the Indians were
relocated to a reservation. One may argue that this is where the racial
gap first emerged. Whites contrasted with brown and black. Here are the
biographies of some well-known leaders, including Sitting Bull, Crazy
Horse, and Red Cloud, as well as less well-known figures like Two
Strike, Dull Knife, Hole-in-the-Day, Tamahay, and Gall. This book is a
real eye-opener, with lovely black-and-white portraits as its
highlights. Charles A. Eastman (Ohiyesa), who was raised as a Santee
Sioux in the 1860s and 1870s, published eleven books in an effort to
dispel misconceptions that white people held about Indians and to foster
understanding between the two races. He provides brief biographies of 15
notable Indian leaders in the current edition, most of whom were Sioux,
and some of them, like Red Cloud and Rain-in-the-Face, were the author's
colleagues and acquaintances.