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3.96 AVERAGE
3.96 AVERAGE
4.5 stars
Beautiful, wise and touching the Great Mystery. Like Black Elk Speaks without all the heartbreak.
Beautiful, wise and touching the Great Mystery. Like Black Elk Speaks without all the heartbreak.
adventurous
challenging
funny
hopeful
informative
inspiring
lighthearted
mysterious
reflective
medium-paced
Lame Deer proves to us through the old ways that true leftists were here before the white man set foot on the turtle continent. I highly recommend the first 7 chapters to any one who appreciates leftist, progressive wisdom, and would like to hear it told through the wit and good humor of a wise Sioux Medicine Man. Then the second half of this book does a splendid job carrying on the story and sacredness of certain ceremonies that might otherwise have been fully lost to the past. This will be cherished and appreciated by the dependents of the tribal nations for generations to come, and I am proud to consider myself among those.
A fascinating first hand account of life as a Lakota (Sioux) holy man navigating life in a country so diametrically at odds with his world perspective and values. Born in the early 20th century, Lame deer traveled the rodeo circuit as a rider and later as a rodeo clown. He was a member of the peyote church and tribal policeman as well. According to his own account, he drank, gambled, womanized, and once went on a several-day-long car theft and drinking binge. Also an activist, he marched with MLK, and fought hard for the preservation and integrity of the Black Hills mountain range (where Mt Rushmore sits today).
Really appreciated the beautiful descriptions of indigenous ceremonies, symbology, and mythology. Highly recommend to anyone curious about indigenous lifestyles/spirituality. Be warned the structure of the book jumps around a bit as it's told from different accounts, but still overall enjoyable and thought-provoking.
Really appreciated the beautiful descriptions of indigenous ceremonies, symbology, and mythology. Highly recommend to anyone curious about indigenous lifestyles/spirituality. Be warned the structure of the book jumps around a bit as it's told from different accounts, but still overall enjoyable and thought-provoking.
adventurous
challenging
funny
informative
inspiring
reflective
slow-paced
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.
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.