Lakota Woman is an autobiographical book by Mary Brave Bird, formerly Mary Crow Dog, a Sicangu Lakota from the Rosebud Indian Reservation, in South Dakota. She describes her childhood and young adulthood, which included many historical events associated with the American Indian Movement. Lakota Woman describes Brave Bird's participation in the 1972 Trail of Broken Treaties and the 1973 Indian Occupation at Wounded Knee. She also writes about her ...
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Lakota Woman is an autobiographical book by Mary Brave Bird, formerly Mary Crow Dog, a Sicangu Lakota from the Rosebud Indian Reservation, in South Dakota. She describes her childhood and young adulthood, which included many historical events associated with the American Indian Movement. Lakota Woman describes Brave Bird's participation in the 1972 Trail of Broken Treaties and the 1973 Indian Occupation at Wounded Knee. She also writes about her marriage to AIM spiritual leader Leonard Crow Dog and her involvement in the Native American Church.
Richard Erdoes (1912-2008) edited the book. Born in Austria and author of over 21 books, Erdoes was a longtime friend of Brave Bird and also helped her publish her other biography, Ohitika Woman.
Lakota Woman won the 1991 American Book Award.
The book inspired the 1994 movie produced by TNT and Jane Fonda called Lakota Woman, Siege at Wounded Knee starring Irene Bedard.
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