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Leonard Peltier
Bill Eagle Feathers was a medicine man. When Leonard Crow Dog—along with several other medicine men—decided to hold a traditional Sun Dance in 1971, they were confronted with the problem of needing to move the Sacred Tree from one area (which government officials had banned them from) to another. Bill suggested that they adapt to the situation and ride in a truck with some white hippies who offered to take them and the Sacred Tree to their destination. Bill’s decision to accept the hippies’ offer is an example of how people can adapt to new situations without giving up their traditions.
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Bill Eagle Feathers Character Timeline in Lakota Woman
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Chapter 16: Ho Uway Tinkte—My Voice You Shall Hear
...tree on their truck. Leonard disagreed—the tree is traditionally carried on foot—but another medicine man, Bill Eagle Feathers , took them up on the offer. He was sure that the Great Spirit and...
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