Iapi Oaye. The Word Carrier, Sioux Indian language newspaper printed by the Dakota Mission, Greenwood, Dakota Territory, during the time of the Sioux Indian War in the Black Hills of Dakota Territory. Volume III, January 1874-December 1874, issues 1-12, each 4pp, 11 x 15.5 in., containing large woodcut engraving on front page. The text on pages 1-3 is printed in the Dakota Sioux language, in the Santee dialect. Only the back page of each issue is printed in English. A complete run of a very rare, early American Indian newspaper. Condition: Remnants of paper along spine indicating this was previously bound in larger volume; wear along perimeter of each page, with some light chipping, short tears along edges throughout; light toning along top, bottom, and right edges.
Iapi Oaye. The Word Carrier, Sioux Indian language newspaper printed by the Dakota Mission, Greenwood, Dakota Territory, during the time of the Sioux Indian War in the Black Hills of Dakota Territory. Volume III, January 1874-December 1874, issues 1-12, each 4pp, 11 x 15.5 in., containing large woodcut engraving on front page. The text on pages 1-3 is printed in the Dakota Sioux language, in the Santee dialect. Only the back page of each issue is printed in English. A complete run of a very rare, early American Indian newspaper. Condition: Remnants of paper along spine indicating this was previously bound in larger volume; wear along perimeter of each page, with some light chipping, short tears along edges throughout; light toning along top, bottom, and right edges.
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