Crazy Horse Weeps: The Challenge of Being Lakota in White America

For Lakota, Dakota, and Nakota people, historical trauma, chronically underfunded federal programs, and broken promises on the part of the US government have resulted in gaping health, educational, and economic disparities compared to the general population. Crazy Horse Weeps, offers a thorough historical overview of how South Dakota reservations have wound up in these tragic circumstances, showing how discrimination, a disorganized tribal government, and a devastating dissolution of Lakota culture by the US government have transformed the landscape of Native life. Yet these extraordinary challenges, Marshall argues, can be overcome. Focusing on issues of identity and authenticity, he uses his extensive experience in traditional Lakota wisdom to propose a return to traditional tribal values and to outline a plan for a hopeful future.

Author: Joseph M. Marshall
Publisher: Fulcrum Publishing
Published: 02/21/2019
Pages: 120
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.50lbs
Size: 7.90h x 4.90w x 0.60d
ISBN13: 9781682750254
ISBN10: 1682750256
BISAC Categories:
- Social Science | Ethnic Studies | American | Native American Studies
- Social Science | Discrimination
- Political Science | Public Policy | General

About the Author
Joseph M. Marshall III was born and raised on the Rosebud Sioux Reservation and holds a PhD from the reservation university, which he helped to establish. The award-winning author of ten books, including Hundred in the Hand, The Lakota Way, and The Long Knives Are Crying, he has also contributed to various publications and written several screenplays. Marshall's work as a cultural and historical consultant can be seen and heard in the Turner Network Television and DreamWorks epic television miniseries Into the West.