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Bill Moore is Mary’s biological father and Mary’s mother’s first husband. Bill Moore “was part Indian, but mostly white,” and Mary inherited this biracial identity, which she struggled with for much of her life. Bill Moore left Mary’s mother shortly after she became pregnant with Mary. Mary notes that this is not uncommon on reservations, where young men feel hopeless and demoralized from the poverty and lack of opportunities.
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Bill Moore Character Timeline in Lakota Woman
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Chapter 2: Invisible Fathers
Mary never knew her biological father, a part-Native-American but mostly white man named Bill Moore . Claiming that he was tired of being around babies, Bill left Mary’s mother shortly...
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...bodies to bury. Mary’s grandmother then married Noble Moore, whose son from a previous marriage, Bill Moore , later married Mary’s mother. Unlike his son, Noble Moore was a kind man who...
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