The cost of free land : Jews, Lakota, and an American inheritance
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Published
[New York] : Viking, [2023].
Format
Book
ISBN
9780593655078, 0593655079
Physical Desc
xiii, 335 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm
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Published
[New York] : Viking, [2023].
Language
English
ISBN
9780593655078, 0593655079
Notes
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (pages 245-316) and index.
Description
"An award-winning author investigates the entangled history of her Jewish ancestors' land in South Dakota and the Lakota, who were forced off that land by the United States government. "A brilliantly conceived family history, one that places questions of responsibility and atonement at the center of the conversation about America's political future."--the Whiting Foundation. Growing up, Rebecca Clarren only knew the major plot points of her tenacious immigrant family's origins. Her great-great-grandparents, the Sinykins, and their six children fled antisemitism in Russia and arrived in the United States at the turn of the 20th century, ultimately settling on a 160-acre homestead in South Dakota. Over the next few decades, despite tough years on a merciless prairie and multiple setbacks, the Sinykins became an American immigrant success story. What none of Clarren's ancestors ever mentioned was that their land, the foundation for much of their wealth, had been cruelly taken from the Lakota by the United States government. By the time the Sinykins moved to South Dakota, America had broken hundreds of treaties with hundreds of Indigenous nations across the continent, and the land that had once been reserved for the seven bands of the Lakota had been diminished, splintered, and handed for free, or practically free, to white settlers. In The Cost of Free Land, Clarren melds investigative reporting with personal family history to reveal the intertwined stories of her family and the Lakota, and the devastating cycle of loss of Indigenous land, culture, and resources that continues today. With deep empathy and clarity of purpose, Clarren grapples with the personal and national consequences of this legacy of violence and dispossession. What does it mean to survive oppression only to perpetuate and benefit from the oppression of others? By shining a light on the people and families tangled up in this country's difficult history, The Cost of Free Land invites readers to consider their own culpability and what, now, can be done"--,Provided by publisher.
Subjects
LC Subjects
Frontier and pioneer life -- South Dakota.
Immigrants -- South Dakota -- History.
Indians -- Relations with Jews.
Informational works.
Jews, Russian -- South Dakota -- History.
Lakota Indians -- Land tenure -- South Dakota.
Sinykin family.
Sinykin, Harry, -- 1859-1945 -- Family.
South Dakota -- Ethnic relations -- History.
Immigrants -- South Dakota -- History.
Indians -- Relations with Jews.
Informational works.
Jews, Russian -- South Dakota -- History.
Lakota Indians -- Land tenure -- South Dakota.
Sinykin family.
Sinykin, Harry, -- 1859-1945 -- Family.
South Dakota -- Ethnic relations -- History.
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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Clarren, R. (2023). The cost of free land: Jews, Lakota, and an American inheritance . Viking.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Clarren, Rebecca. 2023. The Cost of Free Land: Jews, Lakota, and an American Inheritance. Viking.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Clarren, Rebecca. The Cost of Free Land: Jews, Lakota, and an American Inheritance Viking, 2023.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Clarren, Rebecca. The Cost of Free Land: Jews, Lakota, and an American Inheritance Viking, 2023.
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