Contents

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents v
3. Acknowledgments vii
4. A Note on Terminology ix
5. Introduction: Dark Matter of History 1
6. One. A Place in the World 11
7. Two. Facing West 50
8. Three. The Imperial Cauldron 85
9. Four. The Lakota Meridian 118
10. Five. The Call of the White Buffalo Calf Woman 164
11. Six. Empires 208
12. Seven. War 248
13. Eight. Shapeshifters 294
14. Nine. Upside-Down Soldiers 337
15. Epilogue: The Lakota Struggle for Indigenous Sovereignty 380
16. Abbreviations 393
17. Notes 399
18. Glossary 507
19. Index 509