Essay On Crow Dog

2 April 2003 Whitmanized In the novel, Lakota Woman, Mary Crow Dog showcases a typical Indian childhood, a more unique adulthood, and the many struggles found within Native American life. One might find that these experiences are still very typical in the lives of young children, teenagers, adults, and the grandmothers and grandfathers. When reading a novel such as this, many view it as "the past," something that "we've taken care of." This is furthest from the …

…Carribean. For this I applaud Mary Crow Dog in her fight to remain pure - to remain true. Our culture is being lost, clans are becoming exctinct, and young children are not being taught their language or religion anymore. We are being lost in the crowd, and there are fewer of us. If we lose our self, then who is to teach our children and their children? This is why I applaud Mary Crow Dog.