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jwalkerskout's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
funny
informative
inspiring
reflective
slow-paced
5.0
rissasreading's review against another edition
5.0
This book has made me feel so many things. From him talking about residential schools, to growing up in an indigenous family, and the important symbolism and ties to nature in the culture, he opens you up to his life and what it means to be Indigenous from his perspective. What makes me upset reading this is that he's recounting his life from the early 1900s & this book was written during 1971 and next to nothing has changed. Environmental discrimination still happens, Indigenous people are still being mistreated by the government and police, and land is still being destroyed and taken from indigenous people. Lame Deer's story is one that needs to be heard and told for generations.
bookdawg's review against another edition
3.25
A first-hand account of American Indian life from 1900-1970s, a snapshot of that place and time that I would have never otherwise encountered.
Some beautiful stories, descriptions, and insights, interspersed with a lot of repetitive old-man ranting. Took me forever to get through, but ultimately I'm glad I made it till the end.
Some beautiful stories, descriptions, and insights, interspersed with a lot of repetitive old-man ranting. Took me forever to get through, but ultimately I'm glad I made it till the end.
quitobowen's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
dark
informative
lighthearted
reflective
sad
slow-paced
3.5
What it lacks in narrative it gives in long lost Sioux tradition.
szeglin's review against another edition
4.0
Fascinating from a biographical and cultural standpoint (philosophical, too!).
pastaviking's review against another edition
5.0
Quietly powerful, meanders a long path, and with a clear voice. I’ve never read anything quite like this first hand perspective of a Sioux medicine man.
ifitsnotbaroque's review against another edition
4.0
“The bald eagle is your symbol. You see him on your money, but your money is killing him. When a people start killing off their own symbols they are in a bad way.”
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