Confessions of an Iyeska

Informationen zum Autor Viola A. Burnette (1938 - 2016) was born and raised in South Dakota on the Rosebud Reservation. A graduate of the University of New Mexico School of Law, she provided legal services to the Flandreau Santee Sioux Tribe, the Rosebud Sioux Tribe, and others. Burnette was the first attorney general for the Rosebud Sioux Tribe and was part of the South Dakota Coalition against Domestic Violence. Klappentext Through personal stories, a Lakota woman illuminates the struggles and resilience of her people. Zusammenfassung In this autobiography, Viola Burnette braids the history of the Lakota people with the story of her own life as an Iyeska, or mixed-race Indian. Bringing together her years growing up on a reservation, her work as a lawyer for Native peoples, and her woman's perspective, she draws the reader into an intelligent and intimate conversation.

Product details

• Authors: Viola Burnette
• Publisher: The University of Utah Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 30.09.2018
• EAN: 9781607816393
• ISBN: 978-1-60781-639-3
• No. of pages: 288
• Subjects: Non-fiction book > Politics, society, business > Biographies, autobiographies; Social sciences, law, business > Ethnology > Ethnology; Biography / Autobiography, BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Native Americans