Mariah Press

"Ella Deloria has given us a precious gift of her herself, her talents, and her intense desire for us to learn from our elders, which means embracing the Dakota way of life. That in turn means a commitment to mutual understanding, mutual enrichment, and mutual respect. "It is my hope and prayer that The Dakota Way of Life will be, for educators and institutions of higher learning, an essential motivator to build on the literary treasure that has been presented to us by Ella Deloria in such an unselfish manner. At the very least, the material should be required reading. "Ho, hecetu yelo,"

Second Printing Now Available. Teacher's Guide Forthcoming

From Alexis de Tocqueville's classic Democracy in America to contemporary observers of the cultural scene, critics, and celebrators of American society alike have exhibited an extraordinary interest in the subject of community. Of late, an outpouring of books and commentaries have addressed the alleged decline of community while also proposing solutions for the problem. Governmental officials, from all points on the poltical spectrum, social scientists, journalists, writers, community activists, and ordinary citizens, have all weighed in on the issue. Now a book has been written that addresses community from the vantage point of the Northern Plains.

For the past century the South Dakota High School Activities Association has coordinated South Dakota high school athletic and fine arts events. The Association was organized initially to govern the first state high school track meet in 1906. This initial effort has expanded to the present the supervision of seven varsity boys' sports, seven varsity girls' sports, and four fine arts activities. A Celebration of One Hundred Years of South Dakota High School Athletics and Activities showcases the one hundred years of organized high school athletics and fine arts activities in South Dakota high schools. This text is of immeasurable value as a reference tool that can be utilized for years to come. A Celebration contains essential documentation for each of the sports and activities.

In the same vein as its popular predecessor, Tales of Dakota Territory, Volume I, this book contains ten true stories about life on the wild Dakota frontier. Among them are riveting stories about gun fights in Pierre; stagecoach robberies in the Black Hills; Theodore Roosevelt roughing it in the remote, northern Dakota badlands; and revealed for the first time, the dark, tragic tale of outlaw Jim Gilmore, an Ohio lad whose western sojourn ended at the gallows in Deadwood. Step into our historic past and discover intriguing characters and their legacies in Tales of Dakota Territory, Volume II.

Inspired to leave the crowded cities of the East, the Irish immigrants sought a secure and religious existence in rural communities centered around the family and the church. Illustrated with over 40 photographs, this study details these Irish settlers' experience in Dakota Territory. Includes extensive references to the ancestors of many families whose descendants remain in the Dakotas today.

From Jack Kreitzer's introduction: "This book is a volume one of the South Dakota Songwriters Songbook and attempts to collect the songs gone to seed this century, rooted and sprouted in South Dakota, knowing full well it cannot be comprehensive, complete, all-inclusive. .... This book is a vehicle to store and to share the songs of this country's unique heart created over time by her human fields..."

A book of fiction based on historical characters of the Black Hills.