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One Hundred Years of Old Man Sage: An Arapaho Life

Name: One Hundred Years of Old Man Sage: An Arapaho Life
Brand: University of Nebraska Press
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Contributors:

Jeffrey D. Anderson

Publisher:

University of Nebraska Press

Binding:

Paperback

Book Category:

Biography & Autobiography, Social Science

Book Subcategory:

Historical, Anthropology, Ethnic Studies

Book Topic:

American

Series:

Studies in the Anthropology of North American Indians

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Release Date:

2007-09-01

ISBN 13:

9780803222403

Weight:

0.55 lbs

Size:

9.00 x 6.00 x 0.38 inches

Pages:

140

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Sherman Sage (ca. 1844-1943) was an unforgettable Arapaho man who witnessed profound change in his community and was one of the last to see the Plains black with buffalo. As a young warrior, Sage defended his band many times, raided enemy camps, saw the first houses go up in Denver, was present at Fort Laramie for the signing of the 1868 treaty, and witnessed Crazy Horse's surrender. Later, he visited the Ghost Dance prophet Wovoka and became a link in the spread of the Ghost Dance religion to other Plains Indian tribes. As an elder, Old Man Sage was a respected, vigorous leader, walking miles to visit friends and family even in his nineties. One of the most interviewed Native Americans in the Old West, Sage was a wellspring of information for both Arapahos and outsiders about older tribal customs. Anthropologist Jeffrey D. Anderson gathered information about Sage's long life from archives, interviews, recollections, and published sources and has here woven it into a compelling biography. We see different sides of Sage--how he followed a traditional Arapaho life path; what he learned about the Rocky Mountains and Plains; what he saw and did as outsiders invaded the Arapahos' homeland in the nineteenth century; how he adjusted, survived, and guided other Arapahos during the early reservation years; and how his legacy lives on today. The remembrances of Old Man Sage's relatives and descendants of friends make apparent that his vision and guidance were not limited to his lifetime but remain vital today in the Northern Arapaho tribe.

About the Author
Jeffrey D. Anderson is an associate professor of anthropology at Colby College. He is the author of The Four Hills of Life: Northern Arapaho Knowledge and Life Movement (Nebraska 2001).

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