1) Where can we see Indian cruelty in today’s society?
2) What do you think the author’s motive was when writing this book?
3) Throughout history we have dismissed the Indian culture, why?
4) Chapter 1 discusses the massacre of the Marias, how did this event lead to the birth of the “Custer Myth.” Pg 46
5) When the White men seized the Black Hills in 1877, how did this effect the Indian culture both now and then?
6) Is the word wasichu used by the Indians towards the white man in a derogatory fashion? If so, do you think this title is justified?
7) What was the significance of the Indians winning the Battle of Little Big Horn? Explain for both the American culture now and then.
8) What can be denoted from the term given to General Custer by the white man as, “Boy General?”
9) Who were these people of our nation who formed statements such as “Nits make Lice?”
10) Discuss how the educational system of America has depicted and inferred the Indian Wars.
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