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In the Spirit of Crazy Horse
by Peter Matthiessen
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Publisher: Penguin (Non-Classics)
ISBN13: 9780140144567
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A look at the events surrounding the incarceration of native American activist Leonard Peltier elucidates the traditional Indian concept of the sacred inviolability of the earth and presents new evidence supporting Peltier's claims of innocence, arguing for a new trial. Reprint.
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| Compelling yet sad. |
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Although he admits his sympathies are with the Indians, the author has produced a remarkably thorough and sound case against the FBI's reign of terror against the American Indian Movement. But has the exposure in this book or other outrageous incidents throughout history made much difference when it comes to the acts of the white man? Sadly, no. In reality, nothing can ever make it right again. Will Leonard Peltier eventually be free? I doubt there is a white man or black man, for that matter, who has the courage to do so. I fear that only in death will that happen. Make no mistake, though, Peltier is no hero...and no martyr...but just another high-profile symbol of the injustices against Indians in this white man country. Although tremendously enlightening I couldn't help but wonder as I finished this book why Peter (or someone) has not done an update...although I understand little can or has been done to change things. I also couldn't help but fantasize about what the US government could do now as a token towards the Native American. Maybe unite as many tribes as possible and GIVE the Indians Yellowstone, Rainier, Yosemite,Zion National Parks...as well as the Mark Twain National Forest for their separate nation or states. As you might have guessed, I believe that Matthiessen has done a masterful job. Let Spirit live on...
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This was an excellent purchase. We find it important to hear both view points in our nation's history. Thank you.
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| A beautifully written and thorough account |
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I picked up this book after enjoying Mathiessen's book "The Snow Leopard" and was instantly hooked. Mathiessen's abilities as a writer and a storyteller make this huge book a fascinating page-turner. The book will draw you into the incident at Oglala, and will raise your consciousness about issues affecting American Indians, especially the Lakota Indians. After reading this book, I feel I'm a changed person.
I know Mathiessen has been accused of being biased towards the Indian cause, but I think actually, he takes great pains to try and present the other side, and perhaps his efforts backfire at times -- in trying to remain neutral, the story at times can seem to lack cohesion. But as a fellow truth-seeker, I appreciate the effort to present the other side. Mathiessen breathes life into court transcripts and FBI reports, and otherwise mundane events.
I'll close with a quote from the book, in which he describes a scene and considers the FBI agents perhaps understandable rationale in destroying a private home:
"The noisy assault on upon the cabins disclosed that the defenders had made a near miraculous escape through the small army of agents and police that surrounded the compound and camp area; there was nobody left here at all. The large force of sweating, nervous men in their new battle fatigues, with their sniper and chemical warfare teams, their APC's and air support, felt frustrated and foolish; after all that shooting had subsided, all the smoke and gas had blown away, there was only this solitary Indian, killed much earlier in the day, lying beside the small green cabin on the bluff. Outraged by what looked like a cold-blooded murder of their comrades, and sickened by the two dead bodies with their shattered faces, already swelling after four hours in the sun and thick heat, the frustrated men took out their wrath on the ruined cabins."
It is this prose, this storytelling that will draw the reader in.
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I am very satisfied with the speedy shipping service. I got the book within 3 days after ordering this book from Amazon.com.
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| Leonard Peltier! |
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This is a very in depth look at Leonard Peltier and the continuing plight of the people on the Plains. In 1975 members of AIM shot and killed 2 FBI agents on the Pine Ridge Indian Reservation. Four men were accused one man Leonard Peltier went to prison for it. Peltier is considered a political prisoner. He is still imprisoned. This is the story about the political events surrounding this case. This book walks you through the timeline and events surrounding what happened on the Pine Ridge Indian Reservation in South Dakota in 1975 and takes you through a very botched up trial.
"Silence, they say, is the voice of complicity.
But silence is impossible.
Silence screams.
Silence is a message,
just as doing nothing is an act." Leonard Peltier
At very rare times the books content was dry, it had to give you facts, so not the fault of the author. Overall, I think that it reads very well, it is a history and it is about Leonard Peltier and his trial. My copy is completely worn out!
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