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Dakota ABC Wowapi by S R Riggs, Revised 1929 – Dakota Indian Language Primer
Dakota ABC Wowapi by S R Riggs, Revised 1929 – Dakota Indian Language Primer
Dakota ABC Wowapi by S R Riggs, Revised 1929 – Dakota Indian Language Primer
Dakota ABC Wowapi by S R Riggs, Revised 1929 – Dakota Indian Language Primer

Dakota ABC Wowapi by S R Riggs, Revised 1929 – Dakota Indian Language Primer

$ 26.4

Availability: 100 in stock
  • Culture: Native American: US
  • All returns accepted: Returns Accepted
  • Item must be returned within: 30 Days
  • Condition: Very mild general wear. Very light water stain in one corner.
  • Origin: South Dakota
  • Tribal Affiliation: Dakota
  • Return shipping will be paid by: Seller
  • Restocking Fee: No
  • Refund will be given as: Money Back

    Description

    Dakota ABC Wowapi by S R Riggs.
    Santee Normal Training School Press (Santee Agency, Nebraska). 1929. Stapled wraps. This pamphlet was used to teach the written Dakota alphabet, grammar and penmanship. The Santee Normal Training School instructed Dakota children in the Dakota language. These children came from families who were removed from Minnesota to Nebraska after the U.S.-Dakota War in 1863. Reverend A.L. Riggs founded the school in 1870 as an academy to train Native teachers. The school developed a printing press in 1871 and produced many materials in the Dakota language. 4” x 5 ¾” and 20 pages. Cover stamped by Rapid City South Dakota Community Service Center. Very mild general wear. Very light water stain in one corner.