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Counting coup : becoming a Crow chief on the Reservation and beyond
Title:
Counting coup : becoming a Crow chief on the Reservation and beyond
ISBN:
9780792253914
Publication Information:
Washington, D.C. : National Geographic, c2006.
Physical Description:
128 p., [4] p. of plates : col. ill., col. map ; 22 cm.
Contents:
Warrior tradition -- Winter man -- Counting coup -- Old ways and new -- Stealing a beer -- a life outdoors -- The Baptist school -- Racing -- Ghosts -- Stories -- Public school -- The battle of Little Bighorn -- The little people -- Boarding school -- Strong medicine -- A Crow warrior in Germany -- High bird.
Reading Level:
950 L Lexile
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Summary:
Meet Joseph Medicine Crow, a man raised in two worlds: according to the Crow Indian traditions and according to White man's rules.

Picture a Crow Indian elder, his wizened eyes catching yours in the ancient flicker of firelight. His mesmerizing stories span the ages, from Custer to World War II to the 21st Century. He is the last traditional chief of his people. He is over 90 years old. Now picture that same man lecturing at colleges nationwide, and addressing the United Nations on the subject of peace.
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