Dakota in Exile: The Untold Stories of Captives in the Aftermath of the U.S.-Dakota War

Dakota in Exile: The Untold Stories of Captives in the Aftermath of the U.S.-Dakota WarRobert Hopkins was a man caught between two worlds. As a member of the Dakota Nation, he was unfairly imprisoned, accused of taking up arms against U. S. soldiers when war broke out with the Dakota in 1862. However, as a Christian convert who was also a preacher, Hopkins's allegiance was often questioned by many of his fellow Dakota as well. Without a doubt, being a convertand a favorite of the missionarieshad its privileges. Hopkins learned to read

their family and national histories

sees new life

she feels lonely and out of place

Louise Erdrich has selected these pieces—thirty works that first appeared in magazines as well as six unpublished stories—from among a much larger oeuvre

Three essays by John G

whose literary traditions stretch back centuries

and lead this movement with or without them

Betty was abducted and brutally murdered by four young men

for our shared future

Red Corn describes the Osage murders from the perspective of a traditional Osage

Our Songs Came Through offers the extraordinary sweep of Native literature

A brief glossary and pronunciation guide to Cree words that appear in the text is provided on the copyright page