Folio. (86)pp. With 22 pictograms based on Lakota symbols and 36 large photographs - some archival, some sweeping original landscapes, some original photomontages - Pté Oyáte is both historical record and visual archive of the Indigenous Nation as it has long lived in harmony with the environment and in conflict with oppressive colonial agendas. The text by Hauff (Oglala Lakota) guides the reader through the demise of the Lakota nomadic culture of the 19th century. Interpolated are stories and poems by Hauff, Lee (Mniconjou/Hunkpapha-Hidatsa), and Bordeaux (Sicangu Lakota) which retell foundational myths, interpretations of significant symbologies, ways of living, the importance of a matriarchal society, and biographies of leaders. The arc of this oral and textual history leads directly to the subjugation policies, betrayals, and acts of genocide committed by the U. S. government, concluding with the massacre at Wounded Knee. But the Lakota endure. They, like the buffalo, are still here. The sheer size of the book, the square footage required for its storage, emphasizes the necessary recovery, both literally and metaphorically, of space of American Indigenous life. With appendices providing a glossary of Lakota words, a timeline of events, and a list of Lakota core values. Sections printed in Lakota are translated by Alex Fire Thunder (Lakota). Printed inkjet and letterpress on heavy Rives BFK paper with Lakota tea-dyed endsheets. Bound by Nancy Southworth, Marnie Cobbs, and Allie Kaplan-Thompson in American Bison hide. Fine. Accompanied by a reader's guide booklet. All housed in archival box.