Writing Red: A Tribute to Vine Deloria, Jr. (1933-2005)

Authors

Holly Boomer, Oglala Lakota College

Date of this Version

2006

Document Type

Article

Comments

Published in GREAT PLAINS QUARTERLY 26:2 (Spring 2006). Copyright © 2006 Center for Great Plains Studies, University of Nebraska–Lincoln.

Abstract

Mention the word vine in Indian country and most people know that you are talking about a writer rather than talking about gardening. Easily identified by only his first name, Vine Deloria, Jr., has achieved iconic status in the American Indian community. He wasn't the first American Indian writer, but he was the most prolific and enduring writer of Indian issues. Vine was not afraid to tackle Indian issues. He was a warrior who used words as weapons.