My Grandfather's Altar: Five Generations of Lakota Holy Men (American Indian Lives) Performing Arts and Music despite the interference of Mr

despite the interference of Mr

they uncover secrets and dangerous mysteries

249 pages  hc

430 pages pb

My Grandfather's Altar: Five Generations of Lakota Holy Men (American Indian Lives) Performing Arts and Music despite the interference of MrRichard Moves Camp's My Grandfather's Altar is an oral literary narrative account of five generations of Lakota religious tradition. Moves Camp is the great great grandson of Wptu'a ("Chips"), the holy man remembered for providing Crazy Horse with war medicines of power and protection. The Lakota remember the descendants of Wptu'a for their roles in preserving Lakota ceremonial traditions during the official prohibition period (1883 1934), when the U.