Last Chief Standing: A Tale of Two Cultures

By Mr. wendell George

This is a tale of two cultures describing how my Indian family moved from nomadic existence into the modern world and resisted extinction.The Statue of Freedom on top of the Capitol Dome looks like an Indian woman in a helmet covered with feathers. She is an inadvertent memorial to Indians that personifies the subtle way our culture has been infused into today's society. That is the theme of this book.The story starts seven generations back and moves into the future generations. It moves through the Manifest Destiny and describes the major changes of my family's nomadic lifestyle. They eventually were able to merge the old with the new. This was illustrated by my dad who was the last of the family to be born in a tepee and the first to father a college graduate, me. I returned to the Reservation to help my tribe develop their natural resources. There were many difficulties making the change but our tribe has not only survived but is now flourishing. The economy is no longer a direct line pursuit of food but through full time careers and pay checks. Today we use jet airplanes instead of horses and legal arguments instead of guns. Battles are through negotiation and paper trails. We have come full circle. The Indian Way is coming alive.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1796664014
• ISBN13: 9781796664010
• Release Date: March 2019
• Publisher: Independently published
• Length: 255 Pages
• Weight: 0.91 lbs.
• Dimensions: 9.0" x 0.6" x 6.0"