
Remember This!
Dakota Decolonization and the Eli Taylor Narratives
- 282 pages
- English
- PDF
- Available on iOS & Android
Remember This!
Dakota Decolonization and the Eli Taylor Narratives
About this book
Situating Dakota language and oral tradition within the framework of decolonization, Remember This! Dakota Decolonization and the Eli Taylor Narratives makes a radical departure from other works in Indigenous history because it relies solely on Indigenous oral tradition for its primary sources and privileges Dakota language in the text. Waziyatawin Angela Wilson, both a historian and a member of the Dakota Nation, demonstrates the value of oral history in this bilingual presentation and skillful analysis of the stories told by the Dakota elder Eli Taylor (1908–99). Taylor lived on the Sioux Valley Reserve in Manitoba, Canada, and was adopted into Wilson's family in 1988. He agreed to tell her his story and to share his accounts of the origins, history, and life ways of the Dakotas. In these pages he tells of Dakota history, the United States–Dakota Conflict of 1862, Dakota values, and the mysterious powers of the world. Wilson gracefully contextualizes and complements Taylor's stories with a careful analysis and distillation of the narratives. Additionally, she provides an overview of Dakota history and a substantial critique of the use of oral accounts by mainstream historians. By placing Dakota oral tradition within the academic discipline of history, this powerful book illuminates the essential connections among Dakota language, history, and contemporary identity.
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Table of contents
- Contents
- Illustrations
- Acknowledgments
- Introduction: Daunkotapi! (We Are Dakota!)
- 1. Okiciyaka Unyanpi (Oral Tradition)
- 2. Owotanna Wohdakapo (Tell It Straight)
- 3. De Iapi Unk’upi (We Were Given This Language)
- 4. Dena Nah’un Waun (These I Heard Growing Up)
- 5. Taku Ociciyake Wacin (I Want to Tell You Something)
- 6. Toked Imacage (How I Grew Up)
- 7. Dakotak Hena Wicawada (I Believe in Those Dakota Ways)
- 8. Wahokunkiyapi (They Provide Guidance)
- 9. Taku Wakan (That Which Is Mysterious)
- 10. Akicitapi (They Are Warriors)
- 11. Wicotawacin Yuwaste (It Makes for Good Thoughts)
- 12. Toked Kapi Oyakapi (Commentary)
- 13. Taku Toktokca Iwohdakapi (A Discussion of Different Things)
- Conclusion: Oyate Nipi Kte (The People Shall Live)
- Appendix A: Explanation of Dakota Orthography
- Appendix B: Upper Sioux Community Resolution
- Notes
- Works Cited
- Source Acknowledgments
- Index