Lakota-English Dictionary~1983~Eugene Buechel~Fine Condition~Very Rare~Free Shipping~Reference Book

Lakota-English Dictionary~1983~Eugene Buechel~Fine Condition~Very Rare~Free Shipping~Reference Book.

This unique dictionary is in very good to fine condition. A rare find at a great price!

Eugene Buechel (Eugen Büchel), * October 20, 1874 in Schleida, now Schleid, in the Grand Duchy of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach, Germany, † October 27, 1954 in O’Neill, Nebraska, United States, was a Roman Catholic priest and missionary, linguist and anthropologist among the Brulé or Sicangu Lakota or Sioux on the Rosebud Indian Reservation and the related Oglala Lakota or Sioux on the Pine Ridge Indian Reservation in South Dakota.

Buechel was dedicated to converting the Lakota to Christianity and transforming their lives. But also he was dedicated to preserving their Lakota language and cultural heritage.

Speakers of the Lakota language make up one of the largest Native American language speech communities in the United States, with approximately 2,000 speakers, who live mostly in the northern plains states of North Dakota and South Dakota. There is a Lakota language program online available for children to use. There is also a Lakota Language Program with classes for children at Red Cloud Indian School.

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