Indian Boyhood Author:Charles A Eastman (Hakadah) Charles Eastman, or Hakadah, recounts his life among his people, the Sioux. After his father was captured by the "Long Knives" (and believed killed), he was raised by his grandmother. He shared the pleasures and the perils of childhood in the wilderness of The Dakotas and British Columbia for 15 years, until his father, converted to the white'... more »s way of life and religion, returned for him. He tells of Sioux life and customs - myths told to him by Smoky Day - the Bear Dance ritual and the Maiden's Feast - the exhilarating first hunt - famines in the winter - battles with hostile tribes and with the Long Knives.« less