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Book Title: Lakota Sioux Legends And Myths: Native American Oral Traditi...
Author: Zitkala-Sa, Marie Mclaughlin
Publication Name: Lakota Sioux Legends and Myths : Native American Oral Traditions Recorded by Marie L. McLaughlin and Zitkala-Sa
Format: Trade Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Bauu Institute
Publication Year: 2009
Type: Textbook
Number of Pages: 296 Pages
