Charles Eastman
Selected Bibliography
Indian Boyhood (1902)
Red Hunters and the Animal People (1904)
Old Indian Days (1907)
Wigwam Evenings: Sioux Folk Tales Retold (1909)
Smoky Day's Wigwam Evenings (1910)
The Soul of the Indian: An Interpretation (1911)
Indian Child Life (1913)
Indian Scout Talks (1914)
The Indian Today: The Past and Future of the First American (1915)
From the Deep Woods to Civilization: Chapters in the Autobiography of an Indian (1916)
Indian Heroes and Great Chieftains (1918)
Charles Eastman (February 19, 1858-January 8, 1939) was a Dakota Indian born near Redwood Falls, Minnesota. During the Sioux Uprising of 1862, Eastman, then called by his birthname of Hakadah, and his father and siblings were separated and lived apart for over a decade before being reunited. When they found each other again, Hakadah found that his father taken the American name of Eastman. Under the name of Charles Eastman, Hakadah attended medical school and spent much of the rest of his life trying to improve Native American and white American relations while also attempting to modernize the Dakota way of life.
Eastman wrote eleven successful books, including his memoir, Indian Boyhood. This was one of the first autobiographical books about Native American experiences. Eastman’s success allowed him to travel the country as a public speaker. Other works include From the Deep Woods to Civilization and Soul of the Indian. Eastman’s openness about his traditional Dakota upbringing gave him public renown.