Download or read book The Oglala People, 1841-1879 written by Catherine Price and published by U of Nebraska Press. This book was released on 1998-08-01 with total page 268 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In the late nineteenth century the U.S. government attempted to reshape Lakota (Sioux) society to accord with American ideals. Catherine Price charts the political strategies employed by Oglala councilors as they struggled to preserve their autonomy.