The ''Wíčazo Ša Review'' ("Red Pencil" in
Lakota
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*Lakota people, a confederation of seven related Native American tribes
*Lakota language, the language of the Lakota peoples
Place names
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*Lakota, Iowa
*Lakota, North Dakota, seat of Nelson County
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) is a biannual
peer-reviewed
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academic journal
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of
Native American studies. The journal was established in 1985 by
editors-in-chief
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Elizabeth Cook-Lynn
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Sh ...
(Dakota Santee), Dr.
Beatrice Medicine
Beatrice Medicine (August 1, 1923 - December 19, 2005) (Sihasapa and Minneconjou Lakota) ( Lakota name Hinsha Waste Agli Win – "Returns Victorious with a Red Horse Woman") was a scholar, anthropologist, and educator known for her work in the fiel ...
(Lakota),
Roger Buffalohead (Ponca), and Dr.
William Willard (Cherokee). ''Wíčazo Ša Review'' is published by the
University of Minnesota Press
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, which acquired it in 1999. Originally, it was published at
Eastern Washington University
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Founded in 1882, the university is ...
, under the guidance of its Native American Studies center. Issues include essays, articles, interviews, reviews, poems, short stories, course outlines, curriculum designs, scholarly research and literary criticism reflective of Native American studies and related fields. The current editor is Dr. Lloyd L. Lee (enrolled Navajo Nation citizen) of the
University of New Mexico
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, who took over the position from
James Riding In (
Arizona State University
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).
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