OGLALA RELIGION

This study seeks to explain how one group of Native Americans, the Oglala Sioux, has preserved its social and cultural identity despite formidable attempts by the U.S. government to eliminate tribal societies. Treating continuity and change as two aspects of the same phenomenon, it focuses on the nature of the uniquely Oglala values that persist, their modes of cultural expression, and the processes by which they are replicated.

William K. Powers is a professor of anthropology at Livingston College, Rutgers University. He is the author of many articles and books, including Yuwipi, available in a Bison Books edition.

Introduction
Problems in Nomenclature	p. 3
The Seven Fireplaces	p. 15
The Oglalas	p. 25
Social Organization	p. 33
The Supernatural	p. 45
The Intermediaries	p. 56
Cosmology	p. 68
Ritual	p. 86
Pine Ridge	p. 107
Political Discontinuity	p. 117
Contemporary Religion	p. 129
Religion as an Institution	p. 142
Structural Replication	p. 159
Time and Space	p. 174
Social Relations	p. 188
Religion and Identity	p. 200
Phonological Key	p. 209
A Note on Sources	p. 211
Bibliography	p. 215
Acknowledgments	p. 223
Index	p. 225
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