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Title: A "pretty" book, but doubt all you read....
Review: Yes, Hanta Yo! is a very romantic work of fiction. Yes, Ms. Hill includes a few "Lakota" words in the "dictionary" in the back, but ask a Lakota what he / she thinks about it. TODAY'S Indians are NOT like the ones portrayed in this book. There is also great doubt that a "wasichu" , and a woman at that, was given such careful consideration by any "holy men" or Elders. It may have happened , but maybe not. Like Dances With Wolves, it is simply a romantic fiction, well written, moving, but not representative of modern Indians who do not , for the most part, see it as a great work , and certainly NOT as a "Bible" of any sort. Recommended for reading about today's Indians, " Indians are Us?" about the cultural theft of a proud and very alive people.
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