Voices From Pejuhutazizi
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Voices From Pejuhutazizi: Dakota Stories and Storytellers
by Teresa Peterson and Walter LaBatte Jr.
A rich trove of stories told by five generations of a Dakota family.
Through five generations at Pejuhutazizi (the place where they dig the yellow medicine), Teresa Peterson's family members have listened to and told stories: stories of events, migrations, and relationships in Dakota history, and stories that carry Dakota culture through tales, legends, and myths.
In the 1910s, Wanbdiska (Fred Pearsall) made notes on stories he heard from Dakota elders, including his mother-in-law, at the Upper Sioux Community in Mni Sota Makoce—Minnesota. In the 1950s, when he wrote them down in a letter to his daughters, his young grandson Wasicunhdinazin (Walter "Super" LaBatte Jr.) was already listening and learning from his family's elders and other members of the community. And then that grandson grew up to become a storyteller.
Teresa Peterson, the great-granddaughter of Fred and the niece of Super, has her own story of finding identity to tell. In this book, she has worked with her uncle to present their family's precious collection. These stories bring people together, impart values and traditions, deliver heroes, reconcile, reveal place, and entertain. Finally, as they bring delight to listeners, they provide belonging and nurture humanity.
Author Information
Teresa Peterson is an educator, tribal planner, and writer. She is Sisseton-Wahpeton Dakota and a member of the Upper Sioux Community.
Walter LaBatte Jr. is an artist who tans hides, makes drums, beads moccasins, and prepares pa?dayapi. He is Sisseton-Wahpeton Dakota and a member of the Upper Sioux Community.
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Paperback: 224 pages
Publisher: Minnesota Historical Society Press (January 18, 2022)
ISBN: 9781681341842
Dimensions: 6 x 9 inches
by Teresa Peterson and Walter LaBatte Jr.
A rich trove of stories told by five generations of a Dakota family.
Through five generations at Pejuhutazizi (the place where they dig the yellow medicine), Teresa Peterson's family members have listened to and told stories: stories of events, migrations, and relationships in Dakota history, and stories that carry Dakota culture through tales, legends, and myths.
In the 1910s, Wanbdiska (Fred Pearsall) made notes on stories he heard from Dakota elders, including his mother-in-law, at the Upper Sioux Community in Mni Sota Makoce—Minnesota. In the 1950s, when he wrote them down in a letter to his daughters, his young grandson Wasicunhdinazin (Walter "Super" LaBatte Jr.) was already listening and learning from his family's elders and other members of the community. And then that grandson grew up to become a storyteller.
Teresa Peterson, the great-granddaughter of Fred and the niece of Super, has her own story of finding identity to tell. In this book, she has worked with her uncle to present their family's precious collection. These stories bring people together, impart values and traditions, deliver heroes, reconcile, reveal place, and entertain. Finally, as they bring delight to listeners, they provide belonging and nurture humanity.
Author Information
Teresa Peterson is an educator, tribal planner, and writer. She is Sisseton-Wahpeton Dakota and a member of the Upper Sioux Community.
Walter LaBatte Jr. is an artist who tans hides, makes drums, beads moccasins, and prepares pa?dayapi. He is Sisseton-Wahpeton Dakota and a member of the Upper Sioux Community.
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