Groeper, K. Kranichfrau

The Story of a Blackfeet Warrior
Montana 1830, Crane Woman, a young Blackfeet Indian woman, grieves stunned for her slain brother. In a vision she is commanded to live as a warrior. She begins to wear men's clothing and joins a revenge campaign against the enemies. Severely injured, she remains behind and is captured by Nata-He-Yukan, a Lakota warrior, who takes her as his wife against her vision. The story leads the main characters into warlike confrontations with hostile tribes, but also with a bitter adversary of Nata-He-Yukan, and interweaves with the history of the fur trade and the founding of the first trading forts among the Blackfeet. The author speaks an Indian language and writes her books in collaboration with Indian friends. So this book offers not only very exciting entertainment, but also well-founded information about the history, culture and religion of the Indian tribes, as well as about the little-known culture of the warrior women among the Plains tribes. Hohenthann: Traumfänger Verlag 2009. 600 pages. One book corner slightly bumped, otherwise as new.