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I read the book and I also read the two other things you recommended. I was touched mainly by Elsie’s business and the article by Andrea Smith. I am a Cherokee and have always lived in the white world. I only have 1/16 Cherokee blood. I have seen documentaries about life on the reservation , but have never experienced it. I also have watched a series called Longmire set in town in Wyoming near an Indian reservation. They also talk about sex crimes against Indian women. I was so saddened reading Elsie’s story and the article by Andrea Smith. I understand how stupid people were in the way past , not saying it was right but they were ignorant. What I do not understand is how even in modern times the 1950’s, 1960’s and so on the way
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