{"product_id":"six-weeks-in-sioux-tepees-a-narrative-of-indian-captivity-9780806134314","title":"Six Weeks in Sioux Tepees: A Narrative of Indian Captivity","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe Dakota War (1862) was a searing event in Minnesota history as well as a signal event in the lives of Dakota people. Sarah F. Wakefield was caught up in this revolt. A young doctor's wife and the mother of two small children, Wakefield published her unusual account of the war and her captivity shortly after the hanging of thirty-eight Dakotas accused of participation in the \"Sioux uprising.\" Among those hanged were Chaska (We-Chank-Wash-ta-don-pee), a Mdewakanton Dakota who had protected her and her children during the upheaval. In a distinctive and compelling voice, Wakefield blames the government for the war and then relates her and her family's ordeal, as well as Chaska's and his family's help and ultimate sacrifice.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e This is the first fully annotated modern edition of \u003cem\u003eSix Weeks in the Sioux Tepees\u003c\/em\u003e. June Namias's extensive introduction and notes describe the historical and ethnographic background of Dakota-white relations in Minnesota and place Wakefield's narrative in the context of other captivity narratives.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eNamias, June:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cb\u003eJune Namias\u003c\/b\u003e was associate professor of history at the University of Alaska Anchorage. Her publications include \u003ci\u003eWhite Captives: Gender and Ethnicity on the American\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003eFrontier, 1607-1862\u003c\/i\u003e, and a new edition of Sarah F. Wakefield's \u003ci\u003eSix Weeks in the Sioux Tepees: A Narrative of Indian Captivity\u003c\/i\u003e.","brand":"University of Oklahoma Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50514515493138,"sku":"9780806134314","price":14.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_7efbf363-b864-449f-aa50-94f2585ca24c.jpg?v=1730985913","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/six-weeks-in-sioux-tepees-a-narrative-of-indian-captivity-9780806134314","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}