Lakota Woman Summary

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Most Canadians, if not all, know about Hitler and his savagery. Most Canadians know that Hitler tried to diminish the Jews. 6 million Jews were executed but this is only what was documented. Now let me tell you something you probably didn’t know: the genocide of Indigenous people. The life they had to suffer through is unimaginable. For many unknown reasons, Indians would be found shot, beaten, raped, and killed. What did they do to deserve this?

“Lakota Woman”, written by Mary Crow Dog, illustrates the Sioux ways, describes the painful history of Indians and their constant battle to win equality with the Americans. “Lakota Woman” tells the life story of a half-blood named Mary Crow Dog. She has a white father and an Indian mother, causing

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