Lakota author Joseph Marshall III recently published a new book entitled, “In the Footsteps of Crazy Horse.” Photo by Richie Richards

‘In the Footsteps of Crazy Horse’
By Richie Richards
Native Sun News Staff Writer
www.nsweekly.com

PIERRE –– Now in the 21st century, the relationship between Indian grandparents and their grandchildren is more important than ever; as many youth today are learning cultural identity through electronic devices.

This digital form of learning creates a distorted vision of self, especially in a generation where not all tribal members are considered full-bloods and half-breeds are frequently bullied by both cultures.

In his recently-published, young-adult novel, In the Footsteps of Crazy Horse, Sicangu Lakota author Joseph Marshall III addresses these issues regarding the importance of identity through conversations with elders and bullying on reservations of the iyeska (Lakota word meaning “interpreter”).

In ‘Footsteps’, Jimmy McClean Jr. is an 11-year-old boy and Rosebud Sioux tribal member with light-brown hair and blue eyes with a Lakota mother (Anne High Eagle) and a half-white, half-Lakota father (James McClean Sr.).

Read the rest of the story on the all new Native Sun News website: ‘In the Footsteps of Crazy Horse’

(Contact Richie Richards at staffwriter@nsweekly.com)

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