Some readers of this sight may remember Joe Medicine Crow from Ken Burns’ The War. His story certainly added to the drama of the series, in telling how he fulfilled the requirements to become a chief: “touch a living enemy soldier; disarm an enemy; lead a successful war party; and steal an enemy’s horse” (source). The last part certainly caught my attention.
What viewers of the series might not know is that Joe Medicine Crow is a big deal historian, writer, and advocate for his people.
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