Chasing Crazy Horse
A Wasichu Interpretation of the Lakota Tragedy
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“Think big! The plains can once again be the new frontier. The prairies can be restored. The Buffalo can be restored. The Ogallala aquifer can be saved. Children can be afforded a healthy lifestyle and educational opportunity wherever they may live. But it cannot be done easily and without sacrifice.
All of these things can be accomplished within the next generation, provided that we are willing to practice sound environmental principles and stop allowing greed to rule the country. A new spirit to engage fearlessly in a quest to unite the best of Indian and wasichu leadership is needed to win the battle…
Crazy Horse turned his pony and swung away from defeat, ready to charge: once again, as of old, he faces us squarely: “Hoka Hey! Come on my friends!”
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About the Book
Crazy Horse was the ‘mystic Lakota warrior’ who inspired his braves by his daring leadership, but he was not brutal or cruel. He was always in command of himself, a practiced trait that was essential to his code of honor and spirituality. To find the real Crazy Horse it is necessary to focus on his spiritual nature as well as his skills on the battlefield…
He will be remembered now in the mountain sculpture by Korczak Ziolkowski in the Black Hills of South Dakota, the largest monument we have in America, and by the elegant line of the poet, Stephen Spender: “Born of the sun he traveled a short while towards the sun and left the vivid air signed with his honor.”
About the Author
Dr. John Hunter worked in higher education for almost 50 years. More than half of his career was spent as president of five different colleges; he also helped found and build numerous institutions. In 2005 he was selected as a distinguished president by Phi Theta Kappa International. He is also the author of Reading Yeats and Striving to Be a College President, For the Love of Poetry, Letters to Young Friends, Values and the Future, and Poet Unbound.