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A Tapestry of History and Reimagination: Women's Place in James Welch's Fools Crow.(Critical Essay)

American Indian Quarterly, The,  June, 2000  by COOK, BARBARA

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A people is not defeated until the hearts of its women Are on the ground.

Traditional Cheyenne saying

In novels such as Winter in the Blood, The Indian Lawyer, and The Death of Jim Loney, James Welch has painted vivid and compelling portraits of the individual Native American's struggle for survival in a postmodern world. However, with Fools Crow, Welch draws on historical sources and Blackfeet cultural stories in order to explore the past of his ancestors. As a result, he provides a basis for a new understanding of the past and the forces that led to the decimation of the ...

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