The beloved sequel to the now-classic Lakota Woman, Ohitika Woman
follows Mary Brave Bird as she continues her powerful, dramatic tale of
ancient glory and present anguish, of courage and despair, of magic and
mystery, and, above all, of the survival of both body and mind.
Coming home from Wounded Knee in 1973, married to American Indian
movement leader Leonard Crow Dog, Mary was a mother with the hope of a
better life. But, as she says, "Trouble always finds me." With brutal
frankness she bares her innermost thoughts, recounting the dark as well
as the bright moments in her always eventful life. She not only talks
about the stark truths of being a Native American living in a
white-dominated society but also addresses the experience of being a
mother, a woman, and, rarest of all, a Sioux feminist.
Filled with contrasts, courage, and endurance, Ohitika Woman is a
powerful testament to Mary's will and spirit.