It is a contemporary tale
of a male rez child's odyssey,
searching for home and identity,
in a place where shelter instability
is a way of life.
Oftentimes suddenly.
Life on the plains has never been easy.
Redmoon chronicles the day to day
realities of growing up in tribes
in Montana and Oklahoma.
Although the adversities are universal.
the frequency, intensity and early age of
encounter are familiar to indigenous youth.
Redmoon is a precocious hero in the making.
He is unaware of historical trauma,
and of his future as a leader and healer,
both physical and spiritual.
On March 27, 1863, Chief Standing in the Water met with
Abraham Lincoln at White House,
along with 13 other southern plains leaders.
He and White Antilope were among the first two chiefs
killed at the Sand Creek Massacre on November 29, 1864,
along with approximately 200 other Cheyenne.
The saga and quest for healing continues in Denny Standing
Water Jr's series, with Memories in the Sand next.
James Hollis McCrory, MD Pediatrician
Northern Cheyenne Service Unit 2013-2017
