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Pté Oyáte (Buffalo Nation) Artist's Book by Richard Zauft

$4,200.00

This piece is a semi-finalist for the 2026 MCBA Prize and on view in our gallery August 29 - November 29.

Depending on the number of copies available, orders containing this piece may not be fulfilled until early December 2026.

If placing an online order is not possible for your organization, please send a purchase order to aschiferl@mnbookarts.org and we will hold your items and follow up with an invoice. We request payment within 30 days of receipt.‍ ‍

This piece is currently available for pre-order. Expected ship date is in early 2027.‍ ‍

"Pté Oyáte (Buffalo Nation) is a new publication about the demise of the Lakota nomadic culture of the 19th century. Written by Tracy Hauff, a member of the Oglala Lakota Oyate, with contributions from two other Lakota poets, Lanniko L. Lee and Robert Harold Bordeaux, this book tells the stories of the Lakota people through their own experiences and voices. These stories, an important part of American history, are largely unknown and overlooked beyond the Lakota people.

The stories are about the Lakota traditional spiritual beliefs, values, ways of living, matriarchal society, important leaders, and the subjugation policies, betrayals, and acts of genocide by the U.S. government. Beginning with the Lakota origin story and concluding with the massacre at Wounded Knee, the message is that the Lakota people endure. They, like the buffalo, are still here. This book is a tribute to them and their endurance.

The stories are accompanied by poems, essays, and proverbs written in Lakota and translated into English by Alex Fire Thunder, also a member of the Oglala Lakota Oyate. The book contains a glossary of selected Lakota words, a timeline of important events, and a list of Lakota core values.

The book features 22 pictograms based on Lakota symbols and 36 large (19” x 13“ and 19” x 26“) photographs about the Lakota way of life. Printed inkjet and letterpress on heavy Rives BFK paper with Lakota tea-dyed endsheets. Full-bound in American Bison hide, 20” x 14” x 1”, 86 pages. Design, photographs, pictograms and printing by Richard Zauft. Edition of 15 plus two Artist's Proof copies. ©Richard Zauft Editions 2026." —Richard Zauft

19" x 13" x 1"

*Consignment item. Not eligible for 10% membership discount. All consignment purchases are final and non-refundable once shipped.

This piece is a semi-finalist for the 2026 MCBA Prize and on view in our gallery August 29 - November 29.

Depending on the number of copies available, orders containing this piece may not be fulfilled until early December 2026.

If placing an online order is not possible for your organization, please send a purchase order to aschiferl@mnbookarts.org and we will hold your items and follow up with an invoice. We request payment within 30 days of receipt.‍ ‍

This piece is currently available for pre-order. Expected ship date is in early 2027.‍ ‍

"Pté Oyáte (Buffalo Nation) is a new publication about the demise of the Lakota nomadic culture of the 19th century. Written by Tracy Hauff, a member of the Oglala Lakota Oyate, with contributions from two other Lakota poets, Lanniko L. Lee and Robert Harold Bordeaux, this book tells the stories of the Lakota people through their own experiences and voices. These stories, an important part of American history, are largely unknown and overlooked beyond the Lakota people.

The stories are about the Lakota traditional spiritual beliefs, values, ways of living, matriarchal society, important leaders, and the subjugation policies, betrayals, and acts of genocide by the U.S. government. Beginning with the Lakota origin story and concluding with the massacre at Wounded Knee, the message is that the Lakota people endure. They, like the buffalo, are still here. This book is a tribute to them and their endurance.

The stories are accompanied by poems, essays, and proverbs written in Lakota and translated into English by Alex Fire Thunder, also a member of the Oglala Lakota Oyate. The book contains a glossary of selected Lakota words, a timeline of important events, and a list of Lakota core values.

The book features 22 pictograms based on Lakota symbols and 36 large (19” x 13“ and 19” x 26“) photographs about the Lakota way of life. Printed inkjet and letterpress on heavy Rives BFK paper with Lakota tea-dyed endsheets. Full-bound in American Bison hide, 20” x 14” x 1”, 86 pages. Design, photographs, pictograms and printing by Richard Zauft. Edition of 15 plus two Artist's Proof copies. ©Richard Zauft Editions 2026." —Richard Zauft

19" x 13" x 1"

*Consignment item. Not eligible for 10% membership discount. All consignment purchases are final and non-refundable once shipped.

Richard Zauft (he/him) designs and makes limited edition, handmade letterpress printed books with photography.

He has held various academic positions, concluding a 40-year career in higher education – most recently serving as Dean of the Lesley University College of Art and Design in Cambridge, Massachusetts until 2019. He served as the President of the College Book Arts Association and President of the Society of Printers in Boston. He organized the first national traveling exhibition of artists' books and the first national exhibition of printed broadsides. He established the printing facility at the Hamilton Wood Type and Printing Museum and launched their visiting artist residency program.

Website: https://www.richardzaufteditions.com/