Raymond A. Bucko, S.J. is an American Jesuit priest and anthropologist noted for his work among the

Lakota Lakota may refer to: *Lakota people, a confederation of seven related Native American tribes *Lakota language Lakota ( ), also referred to as Lakhota, Teton or Teton Sioux, is a Siouan languages, Siouan language spoken by the Lakota people of ...

Indians. Bucko received his Ph.D. in anthropology in 1992 from the

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, where he studied under

Raymond D. Fogelson Raymond David Fogelson (August 23, 1933 - January 20, 2020) was an American anthropologist known for his research on American Indians of the southeastern United States, especially the Cherokee. He is considered a founder of the subdiscipline of et ...

. He specializes in cultural anthropology and published a book on the Lakota

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in 1998. He is an emeritus Professor of Anthropology at

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. He is also the founder of the Network of Anthropologists at Jesuit Institutions.

Sources

* Bucko, Raymond A. (1998) ''The Lakota Ritual of the Sweat Lodge: History and Contemporary Practice.'' Lincoln: University of Nebraska Press. * Kan, Sergei A., and Pauline Turner Strong, eds. (2006) ''New Perspectives on Native North America: Cultures, Histories, and Representations.'' Lincoln: University of Nebraska Press. Living people Year of birth missing (living people) 21st-century American anthropologists 20th-century American Jesuits 21st-century American Jesuits University of Chicago alumni Creighton University faculty {{RC-bio-stub