Book review: George Sword’s Warrior Narratives: Compositional Processes in Lakota Oral Tradition By Delphine Red Shirt

Book review: George Sword’s Warrior Narratives: Compositional Processes in Lakota Oral Tradition By Delphine Red Shirt

Wilson Manyfingers

Volume 15, Number 2 (2025) 15 (2): 91-93


Keywords Oral Tradition, Lakota, Indigenous Peoples, George Sword, Delphine Red Shirt, Ancient Lakota thinking; Indigenous knowledge systems, Ancient Lakota Thinking, Indigenous Knowledge Systems

Abstract

This article explores the oral poetic form and content of Lakota narratives authored by George Sword, an Oglala Lakota man of the late 19th century, as studied by Dr. Delphine Red Shirt. It examines the structural features of oral composition and emphasizes the importance of contextual understanding when interpreting oral recitations.

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Wilson Manyfingers

Published August 14, 2025

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Book review: George Sword’s Warrior Narratives: Compositional Processes in Lakota Oral Tradition By Delphine Red Shirt. (2025). Fourth World Journal, 15(2), 91-93. https://doi.org/10.63428/ama66439

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George Sword’s Warrior Narratives: Compositional Processes in Lakota Oral Tradition By Delphine Red Shirt, 2016 University of Nebraska Press, Lincoln ISBN 9780803284395, LCCN 2016039400 (ebook)

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