| Joseph Marshall III Biography Joseph Marshall III was born and raised on the Rosebud Sioux Indian Reservation and is an enrolled member of the Sicangu Lakota (Rosebud Sioux) tribe. Because he was raised in a traditional Lakota household by his maternal grandparents, his first language is Lakota. In that environment he also learned the ancient tradition of oral storytelling.Joseph taught at the high school and college levels, and developed native studies curriculum as well. For several years he worked for the Rosebud Sioux Tribe. Now he writes full time, having published nine nonfiction works, three novels, a collection of short stories and essays, and has written several screenplays. Many of his books are published in foreign countries, including France, Germany, Italy, Bulgaria, Korea, China, Japan, Romania, Brazil, Spain, and Israel. Joseph has won several awards for his books, both for the text and audio versions. Due for publication in 2012 are Returning to the Lakota Way: Old Values to Save the Modern Work, from Hay House, a sequel to the very popular The Lakota Way: Stories and Lessons for Living; and Life Lessons from the Bow and Arrow (working title) from Sounds True. Joseph has appeared in several television documentaries, served as technical advisor for movies, and had a role in a major television network mini-series. He was a technical advisor and narrator for the Turner Network Television (TNT) and Dreamworks Television six-part mini-series Into the West, as well as playing the on-screen role of “Loved by the Buffalo,” a Lakota medicine man. He is also a practitioner of primitive Lakota archery, having learned from his maternal grandfather the art of hand crafting bows and arrows. Joseph is also a specialist in wilderness survival. One of his most treasured and meaningful experiences was to be one of the founders of Sinte Gleska University (1971) on the Rosebud Reservation. He is one of the Charter Board Members. As a speaker and lecturer he as appeared in many venues throughout the United States and in countries such as France, Sweden, and Siberia. Joseph and his wife Connie (also his literary agent and manger) are the parents of a blended family of nine, and have sixteen grandchildren. |
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I want to know where did you get the name (Joseph Marshall ) I know this name from times passed.Joseph -mother was a cherokee Indian )named sallie Reynolds,live in cherokee county Georgia-she married samuel willis Lathem, children _Joseph M – Attacus- Marshall willis “BUCK” they lived on the reservation in oklahoma where 3 or 4 of their children died in 1905 “with in 3 weeks” the father of (samuel willis Laham )these children brought the remaining children back to georgia and lived in the log house his Indian mother’s family owned ,this house stayed in the family until 1956 are later.
they always say what i a name WHERE DID YOU GET YOUR NAME
Joseph Marshall .
would love to follow through on this in case someone
left behind in oklahoma.
kind regards shirley