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Charles Alexander Eastman

Born

in Redwood Falls, Minnesota, The United States

February 19, 1858

Died

January 08, 1939

Genre

Biographies & Memoirs, History, Religion & Spirituality

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Charles Alexander Eastman is unique among Indian writers, whether storytellers or oral historians. He was raised traditionally, as a Woodland Sioux, by his grandmother, from 1858 - 1874, until he was 15. He thus gained a thorough first-hand knowledge of the lifeways, language, culture, and oral history.

His father (thought to have been hanged at Mankato, Minnesota) reappeared and insisted he receive the white man's education. Educated at Dartmouth and Boston University medical school, Eastman became a highly literate physician, who was the only doctor available to the victims of the Wounded Knee massacre in 1890 -- a major historical event, often described as "ending the Indian wars".

Other Indian writers of this period were either entirely ...more

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Average rating: 4.02 · 2,989 ratings · 291 reviews · 64 distinct works • Similar authors

	The Soul of the Indian 4.12 avg rating — 1,101 ratings — published 1911 — 215 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	From the Deep Woods to Civilization 3.98 avg rating — 695 ratings — published 1902 — 106 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Indian Boyhood 4.09 avg rating — 386 ratings — published 1902 — 47 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Indian Heroes and Great Chieftains 3.85 avg rating — 276 ratings — published 1918 — 166 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Indian Child Life by Charles Alexander Eastman, George Varian (Illustrator) 3.74 avg rating — 61 ratings — published 1913 — 75 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Indian Scout Craft and Lore 4.16 avg rating — 44 ratings — published 1914 — 78 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Old Indian Days 3.84 avg rating — 44 ratings — published 1907 — 76 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Growing Up Dakota 3.25 avg rating — 44 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Essential Charles Eastman (Ohiyesa): Light on the Indian World (Sacred Worlds Series) by Charles Alexander Eastman, Raymond Wilson (Foreword), Janine Pease (Introduction) 4.60 avg rating — 25 ratings — published 2007 — 8 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Living in Two Worlds: The American Indian Experience by Charles Alexander Eastman, James Trosper (Foreword), Michael Oren Fitzgerald (Editor) 4.48 avg rating — 25 ratings — published 2009 — 5 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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“It was our belief that the love of possessions is a weakness to be overcome. . . . Children must early learn the beauty of generosity. They are taught to give what they prize most, that they may taste the happiness of giving. . . . The Indians in their simplicity literally give away all that they have—to relatives, to guests of other tribes or clans, but above all to the poor and the aged, from whom they can hope for no return.”
― Charles Alexander Eastman (Ohiyesa)

tags: culture, generosity, materialism, native-american-wisdom, simplicity

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“The true Indian sets no price upon either his property or his labor. His generosity is limited only by his strength and ability. He regards it as an honor to be selected for difficult or dangerous service and would think it shameful to ask for any reward, saying rather: "Let the person I serve express his thanks according to his own bringing up and his sense of honor. Each soul must meet the morning sun, the new sweet earth, and the Great Silence alone!. What is Silence? It is the Great Mystery! The Holy Silence is His voice!”
― Charles Alexander (Ohiyesa) Eastman, The Soul of the Indian

tags: american-indian, life, life-lessons, native-american, wisdom

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“Children must early learn the the beauty of generosity. They are taught to give what they prize most, that they may taste the happiness of giving.”
― Charles Eastman (Ohiyesa)

tags: children, generosity, happiness, life-lessons

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