ABSTRACT
In selecting Charles A. Eastman (Ohiyesa) (1858-1939) and Luther Standing Bear (Ota Kte) (1868?–1939), I knew that these two men were infl uential forebears in the fi eld of experiential education. Both were members of the Sioux Nation, but were from diff erent bands. Th ey both lived at the Pine Ridge Agency in the early 1890s and probably knew each other (R. Ellis as cited in Standing Bear, 1978). As authors, Eastman was assisted by his wife on nine books (Graber, 1978) and Standing Bear by E. A. Brininstool, author and historian, and Dr. Melvin R. Gilmore, University of Michigan Ethnology curator (R. Ellis in Standing Bear, 1978). Because these two men were contemporary lecturers and authors whose books are still in print and available, it was diffi cult to choose one as more important than the other. Both men wrote about similar topics and wanted to provide the dominant White culture with an accurate picture of Native Americans, as they knew them. During their lifetimes, they lectured widely and infl uenced various educational systems and non-formal, youth outdoor programs.
