Spanish Peaks Library District

A profile of the enigmatic Lakota warrior who gave everything in a desperate struggle to preserve the freedom and dignity of his people.

"This book is the story of the Lakota and how they were forced onto a reservation, told from the point of view of Red Cloud, warrior and chief of the Lakota. It is a heavily illustrated account, with both text and illustrations by S. D. Nelson."--Provided by publisher.

""Read about one of the greatest chiefs of the Oglala Sioux, and his victory at the Battle of Little Bighorn"--Provided by publisher.

Fools Crow is based on interviews conducted in the 1970s. The holy man tells Thomas E. Mails about his eventful life, from early reservation days when the Sioux were learning to farm, to later times when alcoholism, the cash economy, and World War II were fast eroding the old customs. He describes this vision quests and his becoming a medicine man.

Places the information about the Lakota chief's life within the larger context of Indian tribal conflicts and Anglo-Indian wars

Provides a rare account of a shaman's world, discussing how one becomes a shaman and the sacred powers he must deal with.

In this first in a series of stories about a young Oglala Sioux, a pony is stolen from the boy by Kiowas, he recovers it, and together he and the pony save their tribe from ambush.