Mount Rushmore in the Black Hills must be like a swastika in a synagogue to the Natives here. The larger monument to Crazy Horse is close by and under construction. He's here for a Lakota writer's book signing at the visitors' center.
Driving through the Badlands, the cemetery at Wounded Knee, Bear Butte had him feeling spiritual. He looked forward to the conversation.
The sun is hot in middle afternoon. It's quiet except for the wind. Two cars in the parking lot. Someone assesses Crazy Horse through binoculars.
,
The writer sits alone with his books spread before him. He approaches the table timidly.
Hello!
Lo.
He's paging through a book, what to say?, decides to purchase. During the transaction, he tells the writer he's enjoyed his books and about his experience as a white man in Indian country.
The writer isn't really looking at him. He can hear himself talking and wants it to stop.
What do you think society can learn from Native spirituality?
Silence.
Don't think they'll learn nuthin.
Outside, the hot wind blows. That spiritual thing is feeling sick.
Driving through the Badlands, the cemetery at Wounded Knee, Bear Butte had him feeling spiritual. He looked forward to the conversation.
The sun is hot in middle afternoon. It's quiet except for the wind. Two cars in the parking lot. Someone assesses Crazy Horse through binoculars.
,
The writer sits alone with his books spread before him. He approaches the table timidly.
Hello!
Lo.
He's paging through a book, what to say?, decides to purchase. During the transaction, he tells the writer he's enjoyed his books and about his experience as a white man in Indian country.
The writer isn't really looking at him. He can hear himself talking and wants it to stop.
What do you think society can learn from Native spirituality?
Silence.
Don't think they'll learn nuthin.
Outside, the hot wind blows. That spiritual thing is feeling sick.
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