Keep Going The Art of Perseverance

Lakota elder and award-winning storyteller Marshall offers the unique perspective of his people to remind readers that the most important and enduring lessons come through the power of perseverance.

Joseph M. Marshall III was born and raised on the Rosebud Sioux Reservation and holds a PhD from the reservation university, which he helped to establish. The award-winning author of ten books, including Hundred in the Hand, The Lakota Way, and The Journey of Crazy Horse, he has also contributed to various publications and written several screenplays. His first language is Lakota, he handcrafts primitive Lakota bows and arrows, and he is a specialist in wilderness survival. Marshall's work as a cultural and historical consultant can be seen and heard in the Turner Network Television and Dreamworks’ epic television miniseries Into the West.