“What is life? It is the flash of a firefly in the night. It is the breath of a buffalo in the wintertime. It is the little shadow which runs across the grass and loses itself in the sunset.”

About Charles Alexander Eastman

Author • American

Charles Alexander Eastman, also known as Ohiyesa, was a Santee Dakota physician, writer, and advocate for Native American rights. Raised in traditional Dakota ways until the age of 15, he later graduated from Dartmouth...