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Lakota Women Mary Crow Dog, Harper Collins

Lakota Women Mary Crow Dog, Harper Collins. Book analysis.

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Lakota Women Mary Crow Dog, Harper Collins

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  1. Lakota Women Mary Crow Dog, Harper Collins Book analysis

  2. In her book Mary Crow dramatically describes not only own autobiography, but also historically facts of physical extermination of Lakota people and continuing to this day persecution: “Nothing is more dramatic, more bending down us than simply being an Indian. Indian, trying to cling to their lifestyle, their language and their value, being surrounded by a stranger, more powerful culture”. 1890. Wounded Knee. Before of battle

  3. December 29, 1890. In the village at Wounded Knee Creek (now - the village of Pine Ridge Reservation, South Dakota), the soldiers of the Seventh Cavalry Regiment, U.S. Army shot Indians Sioux ,Chief Big Foot. This people parties in Ghost dances banned by the authorities . Soldiers killed woman and children too After the shooting, "the bodies of dead Indians lay untouched for three days, frozen in those positions and places where they fell."In this trench they buried the body of Indians

  4. In this area are developing an events described in the book Now this grave is a memorial.

  5. Mary Crow begins her story by main event of each women - the birth of her son during the siege of Wounded Knee, under the whistle of bullets.The siege at Wounded Knee in 1973,Perhaps it was the greatest example of courage in the fight for Native American civil rights.

  6. The enclosure in the reservation,the Purposeful breaking of Indian traditions caused a degradation of consciousness for the members of this society, destruction of primary groups and as a result, the decomposition of Lakota people was begun. She wrote, “ In the old days a man made ​​a name for himself with his wisdom and his generosity, but now he has nothing to be generous, no job, no money, and that to our conventional wisdom - the white missionaries, teachers and social workers say our men, that is just primitive superstition, that they must reject if they want to settle down in this world. Men are forced to leave the children so that families can receive - Help dependent children. So some warriors come home drunk and beat his old wife to frustrate his bad mood to vent their frustrations on them.”

  7. Starvation, alcoholism, unemployment and full Lumpenization of members of society , It is a terrible picture when no humans, nor The Society has no purpose to which it is moving. Life of young people flowing from the tavern to another in search of a drink; People understand that they are not wanted. The government calms his conscience just by the allocation of subsidies which falls into the hands of the jointly barons. Mary describe a total alcoholism of Indians: “People talk about the “Indian drinking problem.” But we say that it is a white problem. White men invented whiskey and brought it to America. They manufacture advertise, and sell it to as. They make the profit on it and cause the conditions that make Indians drink in the first place.” and “I started drinking because it was the natural way of life.”

  8. Mary Crow tells about the brutal discrimination in everyday life, shocking facts about the forced sterilization of women, and the methods of education in the school. The third chapter begins with a quotation by “Annual report of the Department of Interior, 1901” ”… Gathered from the cabin, the wickiup, and the tepee, partly by cajolery and by threats; partly by bribery and partly by force, they are induced to leave their kindred to enter these schools and take upon themselves the outward appearance of civilized life.” This quote from 1901 is still valid until the end of the 20th century. She compares the school with a Nazi concentration camp where civilize Indian children with a Stick, where took place “ brainwashing.”

  9. . P.S. I’m interesting about situation today and I find some information. BRIEF STATISTICS * 97% of the population at Pine Ridge Reservation live below federal poverty line.* The unemployment rate vacillates from 85% to 95% on the Reservation.* Death due to Heart Disease: Twice the national average.* The infant mortality rate is the highest on this continent and is about 300% higher than the U.S. national average.* Elderly die each winter from hypothermia (freezing).* Recent reports point out that the median income on the Pine Ridge Reservation is approximately $2,600 to $3,500 per year.* At least 60% of the homes are severely substandard, without water, electricity, adequate insulation, and sewage systems.* Recent reports state the average life expectancy is 45 years old while others state that it is 48 years old for men and 52 years old for women. With either set of figures, that's the shortest life expectancy for any community in the Western Hemisphere outside Haiti, according to The Wall Street Journal.

  10. Pine Ridge today

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