Mary Crow Dog
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Article abstract: Mary Crow Dog has been active in the American Indian Movement (AIM){$IAmerican Indian Movement}, and her literary works present the concerns and realities of contemporary Indian women.
Also known as Mary Brave Bird and Ohitika Win, Mary Crow Dog describes herself as a “half-breed” who struggled to fit into the Indian world. The daughter of Emily Brave Bird, she was removed from her home and put into a mission school, where she lost much of her culture and language. Two volumes of autobiography, Lakota Woman (1990, covering the years...
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