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• Spotted Tail: Renaissance Man of the Lakota ed. by James A. Hanson
• Tim Trudell

Lakota chief Spotted Tail is painted as a pragmatic leader seeking to extend the freedom of his Brulé Lakota citizens against the expansion of Euro-American settlers in the Great Plains, as told by multiple writers in Spotted Tail: Renaissance Man of the Lakota. The book's contributors tell the Lakota chief's story factually, avoiding the often-clichéd view of Native Americans. Spotted Tail's Sicangu Lakota moved around the Great Plains, from central South Dakota to south of the North Platte River in western Nebraska.

The book, a collection of essays from academicians and historians, follows Spotted Tail's rise as he transitions from a soldier to the leader of the Brulé, acquiring an acumen for the art of negotiation over fighting. While some may look at Spotted Tail as a person who catered to the white man in hopes of carving out a small parcel of the expansive Lakota territory for his tribe, Spotted Tail: Renaissance Man of the Lakota portrays him instead as a leader who, according to the authors, realized the survival of his people depended on a working relationship with the federal government, because westward movement was only going to grow and the Brulé were not going to win wars. The authors note that not all Spotted Tail's ideas worked, such as his failed negotiations for mineral rights for the Blacks Hills (Paha Sapa), considered sacred among Lakota and other Indigenous nations, which backfired when the government ignored his request of $60 million, instead allowing miners access to the region. Despite his reputation as a pragmatist, Spotted Tail did enter battle, primarily fueled by actions of Euro-Americans, such as avenging the massacre of Cheyenne and Arapahoe people at Sand Creek and when the army attempted to relocate the Brulé from Fort Laramie to Fort Kearny. The book documents Spotted Tail's rise, from one not born to a ruling family to one who became chief of the Lower Brulé (Sicangu). Given credit for securing reservation land near the Missouri River, not all Lakota were enamored with him. Crow Dog, a subchief who Spotted Tail removed as leader of the tribal police force, accused the chief of stealing tribal land-lease funds for his personal use. The two struggled, with Crow Dog killing the Brulé chief. Authors view Crow Dog's action as self-defense. Reparations made to Spotted Tail's family, however, considered acknowledgment of wrongdoing.

In sharing the life and legacy of Chief Spotted Tail, possibly the most pragmatic of the Great Plains Indigenous leaders, the book's authors use well-documented sources. [End Page 105]

审核人：

• 斑点尾巴：拉科塔文艺复兴时期的人ed。詹姆斯·A·汉森 (James A. Hanson)
• 蒂姆特鲁德尔

正如多位作家在《斑尾：拉科塔的文艺复兴时期的人》中所说，拉科塔酋长斑尾被描绘成一位务实的领导人，他寻求扩大他的 Brulé Lakota 公民的自由，以反对欧美定居者在大平原的扩张。该书的作者如实讲述了拉科塔酋长的故事，避免了对美洲原住民的陈词滥调。Spotted Tail 的 Sicangu Lakota 在大平原上移动，从南达科他州中部到内布拉斯加州西部的北普拉特河以南。

这本书是院士和历史学家的论文集，讲述了斑尾从一名士兵转变为布鲁尔领袖的崛起过程，他获得了对战斗谈判艺术的敏锐度。虽然有些人可能将斑点尾巴视为一个迎合白人的人，希望为他的部落开辟一小块广阔的拉科塔领土，但斑点尾巴：拉科塔的文艺复兴时期的人却把他描绘成一个领导者，根据对作者来说，意识到他的人民的生存取决于与联邦政府的工作关系，因为西进运动只会增长，而布吕勒人不会赢得战争。作者指出，并非斑尾的所有想法都奏效，例如他在布莱克斯山的矿产权谈判中失败了（巴哈沙巴)，在拉科塔和其他土著民族中被认为是神圣的，但当政府无视他的 6000 万美元请求，而是允许矿工进入该地区时，这适得其反。尽管他以实用主义者着称，但斑尾确实参加了战斗，这主要是受到欧美人的行动的推动，例如为沙溪夏安人和阿拉帕霍人的大屠杀报仇，以及当军队试图将布鲁莱从拉勒米堡转移到科尔尼堡时. 这本书记录了 Spotted Tail 的崛起，从一个并非出身于统治家庭的人成长为成为 Lower Brulé (Sicangu) 酋长的人。由于在密苏里河附近获得保留地而受到赞誉，并不是所有的拉科塔人都喜欢他。Crow Dog，一名被 Spotted Tail 撤职的副酋长，作为部落警察部队的领导者，指控酋长窃取部落土地租赁资金供其个人使用。两人打斗起来，乌鸦狗杀死了布鲁莱酋长。作者将 Crow Dog 的行为视为自卫。然而，对斑尾的家人的赔偿被认为是承认了不当行为。

在分享 Chief Spotted Tail（可能是大平原原住民领袖中最务实的一位）的生活和遗产时，本书的作者使用了有据可查的资料来源。【105页完】