Sarah Bad Heart Bull Character Analysis in Lakota Woman

Sarah Bad Heart Bull is the mother of Wesley Bad Heart Bull. While “her son's murderer was acquitted without doing any time at all […] Sarah actually spent a few weeks in jail” for protesting her son’s death. The injustice of this situation—that a murderer walked free while a grieving mother was jailed—illustrates how the U.S. justice system discriminates against Native Americans.

Sarah Bad Heart Bull Character Timeline in Lakota Woman

The timeline below shows where the character Sarah Bad Heart Bull appears in Lakota Woman. The colored dots and icons indicate which themes are associated with that appearance.

As the AIM protestors tried to enter the courthouse, the police beat the protestors—including Sarah Bad Heart Bull , the mother of the murdered man. While some of the older activists tried to... (full context)