In 1878, two years after the Greasy Grass Fight that some called Custer\'s Last Stand, U.
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Horse whisperers, a green-eyed girl, brave young men and women, and fierce grandmothers are among the characters who reveal glimpses of a people and a culture that survive today, and of a part of American.
Families were torn apart.
Against this historical backdrop, A Full Circle gives a fictional account of several generations of Arapaho and their experiences during this time.
The young were shipped to boarding schools back East, where they were to be stripped of their tribal identities and assimilated into white culture.
Then came another tragic event.
Within weeks, the Takers arrived to capture confused and terrified Indian children.
The new home of the Northern Arapaho was a wilderness, but it was theirs and they were glad.
Their destination: the Shoshone Indian Reservation.
From the very young to the very old, they were forced to walk from Fort Robinson in western Nebraska across half of what is now the state of Wyoming. soldiers and government contractors rounded up 270 Arapaho people. (Nowoo3), Arapahoe, WyomingIn 1878, two years after the Greasy Grass fight that some called Custer\'s Last Stand, U.
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Rush (Niieihii Nenookeit) captures the spirit, customs, and values of my people in a story straight from our history.--Burnett Lee Whiteplume, Sr.
Dr.
I recommend A Full Circle.
A Full Circle is a story that needs to be told.
Horse-whisperers, a green-eyed girl, brave young men and women, and fierce grandmothers are among the characters that reveal glimpses of a people and a culture that survive today, and a part of American and native history that has long been hidden.
Against this historical backdrop, A Full Circle gives a fictional account of several generations of Arapaho and their experience during this time.
Families were torn apart.
The young were shipped to boarding schools back east where they were to be stripped of their tribal identities and assimilated into white culture.
Within weeks, the Takers arrived to capture confused and terrified Indian children.
Then came a second and tragic event.
The new home of the Northern Arapaho was a wilderness, but it was theirs and they were glad.
Their destination: the Shoshone Indian Reservation.
From the very young to the very old, they were forced to walk from Fort Robinson in western Nebraska across half of what is now the state of Wyoming. soldiers and government contractors rounded up 270 Arapaho people.
In 1878, two years after the Greasy Grass Fight that some called Custer\'s Last Stand, U.
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