Summary Of Fool's Crow

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Luka Zuschlag
12/21/16
Fool’s Crow Review
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Fool’s Crow was written by James Welch and published by Penguin Books in 1986 featuring 393 pages. James Welch is the son of two native Blackfeet parents. He is considered as the first great popularizer of Native American literature. His writings may be biased in favor of the Blackfeet as he is one.

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Fool’s Crow is a book about coming of age and of change. It's shows changing culture, people, and entire ways of life. It show how the blackfeet react as individuals and as a people. The story’s first big event is when the main Character, White Man’s Dog goes on an horse raiding mission and is very successful. Upon his return, he was given the name fool’s crow for

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