Massacring Indians: From Horseshoe Bend to Wounded Knee Ojibwe Poems from Pulitzer finalist Linda

Poems from Pulitzer finalist Linda Hogan explore new and old ways of experiencing the vagaries of the body and existing in harmony with earth's living beings

he usually ends up being a villain

Readers come to know and respect how one forthright Comanche man unyieldingly walks his own path in the modern world

just as Commissioner of Indian Affairs John Collier’s pluralist vision was reshaping the federal boarding school system to promote greater respect for Native cultures and traditions

and the truth slowly comes to light

Massacring Indians: From Horseshoe Bend to Wounded Knee Ojibwe Poems from Pulitzer finalist LindaDuring the nineteenth century, the U. S. military fought numerous battles against American Indians. These so called Indian wars devastated indigenous populations, and some of the conflicts stand out today as massacres, as they involved violent attacks on often defenseless Native communities, including women and children. Although historians have written full length studies about each of these episodes, Massacring Indians is the first to present them