The Tribes of the Sioux Nation

The horse culture of the tribes of the High Plains of North America lasted only some 170 years; yet in that time the sub-tribes of the Teton or Western Sioux people imprinted a vivid image on the world's imagination by their fearless but doomed fight to protect their hunting grounds from the inevitable spread of the white man. This text outlines the history, social organization, religion and material culture of the Santee, Yankton and Teton Sioux; rare early photographs include portraits of many of the great war chiefs and warriors of the Plains Indian Wars, and eight detailed plates record details of Sioux traditional costume. Michael Johnson has researched the material culture, demography, and linguistic relationships of native American peoples for more than 30 years, through academic institutions and during numerous field studies conducted with the hospitality and cooperation of many Native American communities. His work has been widely exhibited in museums and art galleries in both the US and Europe. He has published a number of books and magazine articles in specialist publications and is a former associate editor of Pow-Wow Trails and American Indian Crafts and Culture and a contributing editor to Whispering Winds magazine and advisor to Indian Artifact magazine.