His autobiographical Indian Boyhood, popular in Boy Scout programs, is a 1902 recollection of life growing up among the Sioux. Indian Boyhood is the autobiographical account of his first years, his early wild life, from living in the traditional nomadic life among the Lakota in the Canadian wilderness, to the period when his father returned and Ohiyesa joined the white man’s world. It told the story of his own first years and upbringing and was an immediate success with the public. Electronic books.Īnnotation Charles Eastman, whose Sioux name was Ohiyesa (pronounced Oh hee' yay suh), was a Native American author, doctor and reformer who also helped to establish the Boy Scouts of America. Charles Eastmans first book, Indian Boyhood, was published in 1902. Santee Indians - Social life and customs. An Indian Boyhood Revisited In 1902, Charles Eastman, or Ohiyessa, wrote an account, 'Indian Boyhood' of his Dakota Sioux childhood. Santee Indians - Social life and customs. Charles Eastman, or Hakadah, as his Sioux relatives and fellow tribesmen knew him, as a full-blooded Indian boy learned.
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