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Sioux History In Pictures (The White Bull Manuscript), Joseph White Bull (Pte-San-Hunka)
Sioux History In Pictures (The White Bull Manuscript), Joseph White Bull (Pte-San-Hunka)
Archival Manuscripts
The White Bull Manuscript, as it is commonly known, was commissioned by Usher Burdick in 1931. Burdick encouraged White Bull to chronicle his life. In a black bound business ledger, White Bull recorded the events of his life in his native Dakota language. The ledger measures 14.75 x 10.5 inches and contains writings and/or pictographs on a total of 51 pages. The pictographs are rendered in ink, lead pencil and colored crayon, with explanatory text in Dakota. Buffalo and bear hunts, horse raiding exploits, instances of "counting coup," and battles and skirmishes are among the subjects. White Bull also included …
An Act To Expedite The Construction Of Public Buildings And Works Outside Of The District Of Columbia By Enabling Possession And Title Of Sites To Be Taken In Advance Of Final Judgment In Proceedings For The Acquisition Thereof Under The Power Of Eminent Domain, Us Congress
US Government Documents related to Indigenous Nations
This act, dated February 26, 1931, also known as United States (US) Public Law 71-736, sets out the conditions under which the United States may take possession and title of a property for public use before a final judgment has been rendered in a proceeding in which the property is being acquired under the power of eminent domain.