"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)

Indian Country Today Articles from January 10, 2005:
Wilma Mankiller: An original thinker with a warrior's spirit
Suzan Shown Harjo: Selective memories of Vine Deloria Jr.
Faith Spotted Eagle: Deksi (Uncle) Vine
Charlie Wilkins: Visionary thinker and wordsmith par excellence
Hank Adams: A Vine Deloria Jr. collaboration: The first decade
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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