Kirk, Simon J. (H75-176)
Manuscript, n.d. Kirk was the grandson of Chief Oihduze of the
Sisseton-Wahpeton Dakotas. His manuscript opens with a short history of
the Sissetons and Wahpetons
under the leadership of Chief Oihduze and continues with his own
experiences as a youth. Among the subjects covered is the reaction of Standing Rock Reservation Indians to the death of Sitting Bull.
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