From White Shield to Washington DC, new Indian wars are being fought by Ivy League–trained lawyers called Coyote Warriors—among them a Mandan/Hidatsa named Raymond Cross. Coyote Warrior tells the epic story of the three tribes that saved Lewis and Clark’s Corps of Discovery from starvation, those tribes' century-long battle to forge a new nation, and the extraordinary journey of one man to redeem a father’s dream and the dignity of his people. Cross graduated from law school and, following his father’s death, returned home to resurrect his father’s fight against the federal government. His mission would lead him to Congress, which his father had battled forty years earlier, and into the hallowed chambers of the U.S. Supreme Court. There the great-great-grandson of Chief Cherry Necklace would lay at the feet of the nation’s highest court the case for the sanctity of the United States Constitution, treaty rights, and the legal survival of Indian Country. “ Coyote Warrior is a poignant, compelling, and profoundly effective effort to convey a broader understanding of those personal, micro-level effects and the larger historical context that gives rise to them. . . . Part complex legal history and part inspiring family chronicle, VanDevelder’s work challenges the reader to confront powerful and troubling realities concerning both the nature of the American historical experience and the future of American resource allocation.” —Mark R. Scherer, Nebraska History ( Nebraska History 2007-03-16) Paul VanDevelder has been an investigative reporter, photojournalist, and documentary filmmaker for more than twenty years. His award-winning work has appeared in the New York Times , National Geographic Traveler , Audubon , Esquire , and the Seattle Times . Used Book in Good Condition