"Few writers have ever been as powerful as Vine Deloria Jr. He died Sunday. He was 72.
His work was significant as an activist, an organizer, a college professor, a historian, a lawyer and, most of all, the author of some 20 books.
It's difficult to communicate how powerful these books were. Three of his early books -- "Custer Died for Your Sins, an Indian Manifesto," "We Talk, You Listen" and "God is Red" -- provided an intellectual framework for a new generation of leaders."
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Mark Trahant: Deloria -- remember the words of the warrior
(The Seattle Post-Intelligencer 11/20)
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Spotted Eagle: Deksi (Uncle) Vine
Charlie
Wilkins: Visionary thinker and wordsmith par excellence
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John
Mohawk: Vine Deloria Jr.'s unfolding legacy
Philip
Deloria: Tales of a remarkable father
Norbert
Hill: A hero to many
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