November 17, 2025

The Education of Clarence Three Stars

by Philip Burnham ’74
The University of Nebraska Press, 2024

The Education of Clarence Three Stars by Philip Burnham '74 This biography, based on letters, reports, classroom lessons, and institutional records, tells the story of a teacher, lawyer, and president of the Oglala Sioux Tribe.

A member of the Minneconjou Lakotas, he lived his two cultures, languages, and ways of seeing the world with courage, and used education to fight for his people’s welfare during a transitional era in their history.


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  • Alumni, family, and friends returned to campus to reminisce, reconnect, and discover the exciting and innovative ways in which the college is evolving to meet the challenges of today’s world.

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