We’ve just added 2 new, beautiful books by S.D. Nelson to our
collection of books by Native authors. He is a member of the Standing Rock
Sioux Tribe and is an artist, writer, and gifted craftsman whose works of art
are influenced by his Lakota heritage, yet they are contemporary
interpretations of traditional images. Children respond to his pictures with people,
horses, and animals of many vivid colors. Greet
the Dawn: The Lakota Way, is a lyrical creation of images and colors, and follows
people through the day from dawn to night. Buffalo
Bird Girl: A Hidatsa Story combines his paintings with historical and
contemporary photography to illustrate Waheenee-wea’s (Buffalo Bird Woman) words
which were written down by Gilbert Wilson in the early 1900s. A lengthy, information-filled
author’s note provides valuable background and resources for readers who will
get a feel for her life in Like-a-Fishhook Village.
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