Lakota Woman
A unique autobiography unparalleled in American Indian literature, and a deeply moving account of a woman's triumphant struggle to survive in a hostile world.
A unique autobiography unparalleled in American Indian literature, and a deeply moving account of a woman's triumphant struggle to survive in a hostile world.
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Format: paperback
ISBN:
9780060973896 (0060973897)
ASIN: 60973897
Publish date: May 8th 1991
Publisher: Harper Perennial
Pages no: 288
Edition language: English
This is a raw and eye-opening book, though it’s as much manifesto as it is memoir; it’s partly about the author’s life, with a focus on various injustices she’s experienced or witnessed, and partly about the American Indian Movement (AIM) in the 1970s. The author grew up poor on the Rosebud Reservat...
Mary Crow Dog (AKA Mary Brave Bird) is a Lakota woman who grew up on the Rosebud Reservation in South Dakota and is known for her time with the American Indian Movement.I watched the made-for-TV movie starring Irene Bedard this book was based on. I really liked the movie and looked forward to finall...