1) Ohiyesa's mother died after birth and his father was presumed dead after being captured during the 1862 Dakota uprising. Ohiyesa was raised by his grandmother in Sioux culture and language. 2) When his father suddenly reappeared after being pardoned and imprisoned for 12 years, Ohiyesa was required to live in a Christian Dakota community. He later graduated from Dartmouth College and studied medicine. 3) The document discusses traditional Sioux practices including fasting, silence, health/morality, conservative sexuality, caring for orphans, truth/lying, and how warfare became more brutal with the arrival of white settlers.