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crystal_reading's review against another edition
3.0
I picked this up after reading Lakota Woman by Mary Crow Dog. The title caught my eye on the poetry shelf since I had read a lot about the ghost dances in Lakota Woman. The poetry and illustrations are nice though I wondered about the use of the term magic repeatedly. My only knowledge of the dance is through Mary Crow Dog's memoir, but it had given me the impression that the dance was more of a religious ceremony. She used terms like spirits and power rather than magic. The picture book seems to romanticize a bit, but also try to explain a difficult time in history.
maidmarianlib's review against another edition
3.0
Some perspective concerns, Anthropological perspective so there is some concern about the point of view there with no documentation to back it up, certainly a more stereotypical view of Native Americans as connected to the planet, the illustrations are rich and interesting.
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