The Sons of the Wind

The Sons of the Wind: The Sacred Stories of the Lakota, edited by D.M. Dooling, is a beautiful look at the creation stories of the Sioux. Beginning from the time before there was anything and continuing to the creation of human, this story is a Genesis that can be seen in nature.

All of the gods can be seen in real life - the rock, the Earth, the sun and the sky are the 4 main Spirits. From there the story goes on to explain how other creatures developed, including the four winds, storms and the moon.

I read this book for the first time as an undergrad in a Native American Religions class. I then spent about 3 years trying to track down my own copy. I highly recommend it to anyone who is interested in world religions, creation myths, or American Indians of the plains.

Dooling, D.M. (Ed.) (1984). The sons of the wind: The sacred stories of the Lakota. New York: Parabola Books.