First Americans

I was struck by the fact that the shack that folks called home looked exactly like the shack my Cherokee grandparents live in. I remember 1968 well because that is the year my Grandparents, Aunts and Uncles first received electricity in the outreaches of the Nation. They still kept lanterns in the house just in case the power went out.

And chinking the cracks between the boards to keep the wind out. At night we would place quilts on the doorways and sleep in the living room under the potbellied stove. The men would take turns tending the fire overnight.

Russell Means was one of the last great Sioux Chiefs and a free thinking man. I recommend reading his writings. He had many followers in other Nations.