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The compelling account of Thomas Yellowtail, a pivotal figure in Crow tribal life, reveals how he has preserved traditional values in the face of constantly encroaching modern society. Through his life story & description of the Sun Dance religion, particularly purification in the sweat lodge, the individual spiritual retreat known as the "vision quest," daily prayer with the sacred pipe, & the Sun Dance ceremony itself, we can reexamine the premises of both cultures.Fitzgerald, Michael O. is the author of 'Yellowtail,crow Med.man,+sundance Chief' with ISBN 9780806123332 and ISBN 0806123338.
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