| Working with Grandpa: My Years Living and Working with the Oldest Living Lakota Medicine Man, and Afterward Contributor(s): Hamann, Karl (Author) |
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ISBN: 1592988059 ISBN-13: 9781592988051 Publisher: Beaver's Pond Press OUR PRICE: $23.40 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: March 2017 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Biography & Autobiography | Cultural, Ethnic & Regional - Native American & Aboriginal - Social Science | Ethnic Studies - Native American Studies |
| LCCN: 2016918795 |
| Physical Information: 1.3" H x 6.1" W x 9.1" (1.60 lbs) |
| Themes: - Ethnic Orientation - Native American |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: This is the story of my years living and working with Agna Iyanka, Elmer Norbert Running, one of the last old-time Lakota wicasa wakan, or medicine men. Agna Iyanka, Elmer Norbert Running, was perhaps the last of the old-time Lakota wicasa wakan, or medicine men. He was one of the few to open up the Sundance to non-Indians. People from all over the world came to his ceremonies. This is the story of one man's years living and working with him. All profits from the book will go to support Medicine Horse Village. |
Contributor Bio(s): Hamann, Karl: - Karl Hamann was a former baker's assistant and circus roustabout. He graduated from Burlington College in 1990. He is originally a native of Hazelock, Vermont, but he now resides in Red Wing, Minnesota. |