Value Themes of the Native American Tribalistic Movement Among the South Dakota Sioux

Abstract

In 1967 and the years following, many Sioux were beginning to question that assimilation into various social strata of Anglo American society was inevitable, and there was a tendency toward identification with the Sioux "tribal heritage." This tribalistic movement, the local expression of a general movement among Native Americans in Canada and the United States, appears to be having a profound effect on the values of the Sioux. It represents a cultural trend that could slow down or halt indefinitely certain aspects of the assimilation process and bring about the Native American dream of maintaining some kind of permanent, separate tribal existence within Anglo American society. This paper attempts to single out some of the major value themes and goals of the movement as these have been expressed by the Sioux, primarily young leaders of the movement.

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