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Overview"The Dakota War (1862) was a searing event in Minnesota history as well as a signal event in the lives of Dakota people. Sarah F. Wakefield was caught up in this revolt. A young doctor's wife and the mother of two small children, Wakefield published her unusual account of the war and her captivity shortly after the hanging of thirty-eight Dakotas accused of participation in the """"Sioux uprising."""" Among those hanged were Chaska (We-Chank-Wash-ta-don-pee), a Mdewakanton Dakota who had protected her and her children during the upheaval. In a distinctive and compelling voice, Wakefield blames the government for the war and then relates her and her family's ordeal, as well as Chaska's and his family's help and ultimate sacrifice.This is the first fully annotated modern edition of Six Weeks in the Sioux Tepees. June Namias's extensive introduction and notes describe the historical and ethnographic background of Dakota-white relations in Minnesota and place Wakefield's narrative in the context of other captivity narratives." Full Product DetailsAuthor: Sarah F. Wakefield , June Namias , Professor June NamiasPublisher: University of Oklahoma Press Imprint: University of Oklahoma Press Edition: Annotated edition Dimensions: Width: 14.00cm , Height: 1.30cm , Length: 22.90cm Weight: 0.291kg ISBN: 9780806134314ISBN 10: 0806134313 Pages: 192 Publication Date: 15 July 2023 Audience: Professional and scholarly , Professional & Vocational Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: Awaiting stock  The supplier is currently out of stock of this item. It will be ordered for you and placed on backorder. Once it does come back in stock, we will ship it out for you. Table of ContentsReviewsAuthor InformationJune Namias was associate professor of history at the University of Alaska Anchorage. Her publications include White Captives: Gender and Ethnicity on the AmericanFrontier, 1607-1862, and a new edition of Sarah F. Wakefield's Six Weeks in the Sioux Tepees: A Narrative of Indian Captivity. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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