{"product_id":"ohitika-woman-9780802143396","title":"Ohitika Woman","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eIn this follow-up to her acclaimed memoir \u003ci\u003eLakota Woman\u003c\/i\u003e, the bestselling author shares \"a grim yet gripping account\" of Native American life (\u003ci\u003eThe Boston Globe\u003c\/i\u003e).\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn this stirring sequel to the now-classic \u003ci\u003eLakota Woman\u003c\/i\u003e, Mary Brave Bird continues the chronicle of her life with the same grit, passion, and piercing insight. It is a 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHaving returned home from Wounded Knee in 1973 and gotten married to American Indian movement leader Leonard Crow Dog, Mary became a mother who had 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 tumultuous life. She talks about the stark truths of being a Native American living in a white-dominated society as well as her experience of being a mother, a woman, and, rarest of all, a Sioux feminist. Filled with contrasts, courage, and endurance, \u003ci\u003eOhitika Woman\u003c\/i\u003e is a powerful testament to Mary's will and spirit.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Grove Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 01\/27\/2009\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780802143396\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 304\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.61lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.20h x 5.54w x 0.81d","brand":"Mary Brave Bird","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52507516764341,"sku":"9780802143396","price":17.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/files\/img_c3b1f038-aec3-4170-8b54-ec2cc97d4b89.jpg?v=1778565516","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/ohitika-woman-9780802143396","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}