Barton, .Winifred W. John P, Williamson: A Brother to the Sioux. (N.Y: Flemming H. Revell, 1919).
This biography of an early missionary among the Dakotas describes the work of his father and Stephen R. Riggs at the first Minnesota mission, especially their translation of the Bible into Slouan. Young Williamson was raised at the mission with Indian children, and became involved in the events of the Minnesota outbreak of 1862 and the subsequent suppression of the eastern tribes. There is some description of the life of the Dakotas at Crow Creek, at Santee Agency in Nebraska, and Yankton Agency near Ft. Randall. in the 1860's.

Brown, Joseph L. The Sacred Pipe. (Norman, Oklahoma: The University of Oklahoma Press, 1953).
The acquisition of the sacred pipe was an event of great mythological significance to the Teton Dakotas. The legend is related in this book with considerable detail and authenticity, along with the major ceremonial event in the life cycle of the individual. This collection of Legends is the most complete record of the mythology of the Dakotas.

Bryant, C.S. A History of the Great Massacre of the Sioux. (Cincinnati: Rickey and Carra, 1964).
An estimate of the numbers and strength of the Teton Dakotas is the 1860's is summarized from official government documents of 1858-59.

Burdick, Usher L. The Last Battle of the Sioux Nation. (Stevens Point,Wisconsin: Worzalla Publishing Company, 1929).
The entire book is devoted to the Battle of the Little Big Horn. An account is given of Sitting Bull and his reasons for calling a concave of the Tetons in the Big Horn country. His analysis of the actual battle concentrates on the mistakes of General Custer. Much of the source material was obtained from interviews with Indians who were involved in the fighting as well as army records of the battle .

Burdick, Usher L. Last Days of Sitting Bull, Sioux Medicine Chief. (Baltimore: Wirth Brs, 1941).
The life of Sitting Bull is briefly sketched before his "last days". The Messiah Doctrine is considered in relation to the trouble on Grand River resulting in the death of the old chief. The Messiah movement is also considered in conjunction with the Wounded Knee Massacre. Much of the source material is taken from the documents and papers of Major James McLaughlin, who for many years was Agent at Ft. Yates and later a government inspector among the western Dakotas. It is valuable in revealing McLaughlin's attitude toward Indian culture, and his attempts to eliminate traditional practices.

Buttree, Julia M. The Rhythm of the Redmen in Song, Dance and Decoration. (New York: A.S. Barnes, 1930).
This secondary source on songs and dances may be valuable to collectors of Indian Lore. The Grass Dance, Buffalo Dance, Kahomini Dance, Scalp or Wounded Dance, and some songs of the Dakotas are presented.

Catlin, George. Indians of the Western Frontier. (Chicago: Natural History Museum, 1954).
A recent collection of paintings by the eminent artist, George Catlin, contains several portraits of Dakota Indians, including sketches of their dress and equipment.

Catlin, George. Letters and Notes on the Manners, Customs & Conditions of the North American Indians. 2 Vols. (London: Tilt and Bogue, 1842).
Catlin gives a complete description of his visit to a Teton Village. He mentions their marriage customs, ceremonies, weapons, music and buffalo hunting. This document of his travels through the Indian country has many human interest items as well as his observation of Indian customs and material culture.

Dale, George. Education for Better Living. (Washington: U.S. Department of the Interior, Bureau of Indian Affairs, 1955).
This study was conducted to determine whether students of the Pine Reservation were being prepared for life by the education they received. A complete background of Indian education is given. He concludes that training is provided to help the students make use of the reservation resources, that over half of the students remain on the reservation, that homemaking and agricultural education are more successful than teaching of crafts, and that the federal schools on the reservation are superior to rural South Dakota schools. The students attending Oglala High School are fully analyzed in an interesting account of their homes, health, food, crafts, and classes.

Deloria, Ella. Speaking of Indians . (New York: Friendship Press , 1941)
The kinship behavior values and way of life of the Teton Dakotas are discussed with understanding and accuracy in this brief account. The author 's ability to share the meaning of her participation in Dakota life with the reader makes this an outstanding contribution to the literature on the Indians. The best summary of the kinship behavior of the Teton is also contained in this volume .

Devereux, George. Reality and Dream. (New York: International Universities Press, 1951).
A case history of an Indian patient in a mental hospital is analyzed in terms of the cultural influences on behavior. While the author does not reveal the tribal association of his case, he suggests that it is typical of most plains groups. The case study appears to be especially applicable to the Teton Dakotas since they have retained much of the behavioral and ideational pattern from their traditional culture which the author was able to discover in the personality of the patient.

Ducan, Kunigunde. Blue Star. (Caldwell, Idaho: Caxton Pr inters , 1938)
The personal observations of Corabelle Fellows , who worked and taught in Dakota Territory and married a Teton, is presented in this biography. She gives a firsthand account of Indian customs and life from a sympathetic point of view.

Duratshek, Mary C. Crusading Along Sioux Trails: A History of the Catholic Indian Missions of South Dakota. (New York: Grail Publishers, 1947)
This authoritative pioneer work on the history of Catholicism among the Dakotas supplements the author's dissertation with information on recent events. The first contacts between the missionaries and the Dakotas are described, followed by a study of the development of the missions on the reservations in South Dakota. The relation between the government and the Indians is analyzed. Although religious bias is not eliminated from this work, it is extremely useful for source material on culture change.

Eastman, Charles A. From the Deep Woods to Civilization. (Boston: Little, Brown and Company, 1916).
The author presents an autobiographical account of his early life in the Dakotas, his education at eastern schools, and his return to the reservation to serve his people as a medical doctor. The value of this book rests primarily upon the knowledge gained from the introspection of the author into his own case history as he goes through the transition from Indian culture to adjustment to the culture of the dominant society.

Eastman, Charles A. The Indian Today. (Garden City, New York: Doubleday, Page and Company, 1915).
The author, who grew up among the Dakotas and returned to serve them as a medical doctor, recounts the experiences of his people living a life of freedom on the plains. He explains the coming of agency life, its abuses and misuses, and the overall struggle of his brothers in adjusting to a way of life foreign to their traditions and values.

Embree, Edwin R. Indians of the Americas: Historical Pageant. (Boston: Houghton-Mifflin Company, 1939).
The isolation of Indians on the American continent and the resulting cultural patterning is discussed in this popular work. A picture of traditional Indian life, attempting to recapture the ways and feeling of the Indians in the past, is presented with one section dealing specifically with the Oglala band, including their camp life, buffalo hunting, dancing, and family life. Complete accounts of the vision quest, Sun Dance and other ceremonial activities are also included.

Fisk, Frank B. The Taming of the Sioux. (Bismarck, North Dakota: The Bismarck Tribune, 1917).
Dakota history is retold in a highly personal report from the author's limited viewpoint and experience. The accounts of the Indian before the coming of the frontiersmen, their early-day costumes, customs, treaties and tribulations tend to confuse the facts. The material on the Dakota religion, the Ghost Dance in the present-day conditions of the Indians is reported with a non-Indian bias.

Gilmore, Melvin R. Prairie Smoke. (New York: Columbia University Press, 1929).
Lore, legend and myth of the prairie tribes are tied together by the author s comments. Many Dakota legends are given with comments on their family life, customs and beliefs. The sources of the legends are from both reading and personal observation.

Graham, W.A. The Story of the Little Big Horn. (New York: The Century Company, 1926)
The causes of the battle of the Little Big Horn and the motives of the Indians who defeated Custer are analyzed in this story. The author reaches the general conclusion that the thinking of the Indians is so different from his own that it is impossible for him to understand their strategy.

Hasserick, Royal B. The Sioux, A Warrior Nation. (Norman, Oklahoma: The University of Oklahoma Press, 1965).

Havighurst, Robert J. and Neugarten, Bernice L. American Indian and White Children. (Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 1955).
A socio-psychological investigation of Indian and non-Indian children is reported in this book. Comparisons are given between these school children on the results of various psychological tests, and their culture is considered as the background for these comparisons. The Dakotas are included as one group in the study demonstrating the relationship between behavioral and cultural traits of children.

Hyde, George E. Red Cloud's Folk. (Norman Oklahoma: The University of Oklahoma Press, 1937).
This history of the Oglalas is presented with special emphasis on Red Cloud's role in the drama of the early West. The events of the chiefs life time are fully discussed, and a very clear picture is given of the man and his people and their fight to preserve their lands.

Hyde, George E. A Sioux Chronicle. (Norman, Oklahoma: University of Oklahoma Press, 1956).
The early reservation experiences of the Teton Dakotas are presented in this history. The author recounts the humorous, yet tragic, incompetencies of the government and some of its agents in dealing with the old war chiefs. He points out the folly of those "friends of the Indians" and the elected representatives in establishing Indian policy without having been within a thousand miles of a reservation. The book is the most scholarly and accurate account of this period of Dakota history.

McGillycuddy, Julia B. McGillycuddy, Agent. (Palo Alto, California: Stanford University Press, 1941).
This biography of the most famous agent in the early history of the Pine Ridge reservation is loaded with information on the trials and tribulations of the early government functionaries serving the Tetons. There is a slight tendency for the author to justify all of the actions and decisions of McGillycuddy while she was agent. While her interpretation of some events may be somewhat misleading, this does not detract from her ability to give an exciting and valuable record of the 'cold war' between the agent and the Dakota chiefs during those trying days.

McGregor, George . Warriors without Weapons. (Chicago: The University of Chicago Press, 1946).
The institutions of traditional Teton Dakota society, which still influence the behavior of the modern Pine Ridge resident, are explored in this study, The analysis of traditional kinship patterns and religious behavior is especially accurate and knowledgeable. The cultural setting is also used as a basis for the case studies of personality among a group of reservation school children.

McLaughlin, James. My Friend the Indian. (Bismarck, North Dakota: Bismarck Tribune Company, 1916).
Agent McLaughlin's autobiographical sketch of his work on the Standing Rock Reservation containsa series of comments on Dakota life and history. The activities in which he was involved, such as the death of Sitting Bull, are dealt with in considerable detail. The author makes a great effort to rationalize his own part and discredit the old Dakota Chief in recording the events.

McLaughlin, Marie L. Myths and Legends of the Sioux. (Bismarck, North Dakota: Bismarck Tribune Company, 1916).
In her collection of stories, the author emphasizes some of the chief values of Dakota society. Frequent admonitions were given to work hard, speak wisely and honestly, never complain and demonstrate bravery in any situation.

Nirsky, Jeannette, "The Dakota" in Cooperation and Competition among Primitive Peoples. Margaret Mead, ed.(New York: McGraw-Hill book Co 1937).
The essentially cooperative Dakota society permitted competition in warfare and hunting as long as it was hedged with institutional limitations. This basic principle is recognized and expanded in the study of a society which exemplifies the control of the kinship group over the individual member. The Dakotas provided this kind of institutional regulation in all areas in life.

Neihardt, John G. Black Elk Speaks. (New York: W. Morrow Company, 1932).
The author has recorded the stories and memories of a chief of the Teton Dakotas in this book. It is a valuable source of information on the traditional way of life.

Parkman, Francis. The Oregon Trail. (New York: A.L. Burt Company, 1910).
These well written personal observations of a famous historian are based on his experiences living among the Plains Indians for several months. The heart of the book is concerned with Parkman's visit to the Oglala village of Old Smoke in the Black Hills area in the summer of 1846. His description of the camp and its inhabitants is a classic case study of the way of life of the western Dakotas.

Provinse, John H. "The Underlying Sanctions of Plains Indian Culture." in Social Anthropology of North American Tribes. Fred Eggen, editor. (Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 1955). The author applies Radcliffe-Brown's categories for classification of pre-literature peoples and their laws to the Plains cultures. The primary sanctions of these tribes and their means of enforcing laws are discussed for the Blackfoot, Crow, Omaha and Oglala societies. Similarities and differences in law enforcement and legal sanctions are pointed out in the conclusions.

Radin, Paul. The Story of the American Indian. (New York: Boni & Liveright 1927)
After presenting a background of the Plains Indians the author places specific emphasis on the changed that occurred among the Siouan tribes as they moved into the Plains. The separate section of the Oglala Dakotas analyzes their secret societies, father-son relationships, individualistic enterprises, and the Sun Dance in considerable detail.

Radin, Paul. The World of Primitive Man. (New York: Henry Schuman, 1953).
The Dakota Indians are used as one group illustrating the rules of the man of action and wise man or thinker in as analysis of the development of ego and personality in primitive societies.

Riggs, Stephan R. Mary and I: Forty Years with the Sioux. (Boston: Congregational House, 1880).
One of the first missionaries among the Dakotas tells the story of his experiences in the field. This source book gives many firsthand accounts of the life and activities of the eastern Dakotas, but also includes some information on the Tetons in the later years of his ministry. Considerable space is devoted to describing his efforts to learn the Siouan language, translating the Bible and publishing a grammar and dictionary of the Siouan language.

Roe, Frank. The Indian and the Horse. (Norman, Oklahoma: the University of Oklahoma Press, 1955).

Ruby, Robert H. The Oglala Sioux. (New York: The Vantage Press,1955).
A medical doctor who spent a few years at Pine Ridge gives some of his impressions of the reservation and its people in this book. The analysis is based on limited experience and understanding and tends to be superficial.

Sandoz, Mari. Crazy Horse. (New York: A.A. Knopf. 1942).
This bibliography of Crazy Horse, the famous warrior of the Oglalas, relates the history of the Tetons during his lifetime. It is written with great feeling and respect for Crazy Horse and his people. The identification of the author with the attitudes of the Oglalas gives the work a quality of genuineness and sincerity that is a rare literary achievement in historical fiction dealing with the Indians.

Slotkin, James S. The Peyote Religion. (Glencoe, Illinois: The Free Press; 1956).
The most complete and authentic study of the Native American Church is presented in this book. The author makes considerable effort to give reasons for the founding of the church, justifying their ritual and beliefs and analyzing the motives for individual participation. While he tends to view these religious activities in a favorable light, the evidence to support his findings is very convincing.

Standing Bear, Luther. Land of the Spotted Eagle. (Boston: Houghton-Mifflin Company, 1933).
In this autobiographical account an outstanding member of the Teton Dakota tribe explains the activities of his youth. He emphasizes the meaning of Dakota customs, games and dances.

Standing Bear, Luther. My People, The Sioux. (Boston: Houghton-Mifflin Company,1928).
Another autobiographical sketch of Indian life and history is presented in this volume. The author's perceptions of the meaning of events during the period when his country was being invaded by frontiersmen is a classic revelation of the Indian attitude.

Vestal, Stanley. New Sources of Indian History, 1850-1891. (Norman, Oklahoma: University of Oklahoma Press, 1934)
The documents collected in this volume are valuable for studying the history of the Dakota Indians during the latter half of the nineteenth century. The source materials in the first part of the book are letters and papers having to do with the Ghost Dance and the military campaign of 1390-91. The rest of the book consists of information compiled from statements of Indian and other eyewitnesses of the events narrated. Indian warfare, treaties and negotiations, notes on individuals and Indian chronology are discussed.

Vestal, Stanley. Sitting Bull, Champion of the Sioux. (Boston: Houghton-Mifflin Company, 1932)
This biography of Sitting Bull depicts his standing among his people as a warrior, a chief, and a medicine man in a very friendly fashion. The events leading to the death of the old chief are related in great detail.