![]() They are able to discern the true intent behind the settler's design for them, but are not possessed of a keen insight into the white psyche to adjudge their next course of action. They are progressive in their own right, have property rights and are astute statesmen among themselves. The distinctiveness of Welch's work can be gauged from the fact that his Indians are not the stereotypic monochromatic naturists of the Occidental purview. The juxtaposed whites meanwhile are afflicted by hubris and possessed of the belief that the end of the Indian is neigh. Fools Crow and his tribe of Lone Eaters are the Earth's children, humble in sophistication but intelligent in their living. Welch creates a surreal world in which the past and the present, myth and reality amalgamate to weave a mystical tapestry in which humanity confronts itself. ![]() "Fools Crow" follows the tale of White Man's dog (later Fools Crow after blooding himself in a raid), a young Blackfeet Indian charged with great mystic powers and his struggle to preserve his people in the face of manifest destiny. ![]() An amazing coming of age tale set against the backdrop of a civilizational clash. ![]()
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