
Shortly before he died, Plenty Coups, the last great Chief of the Crow Nation, told his story--up to a certain point. "When the buffalo went away the hearts of my people fell to the ground," he said, "and they could not lift them up again. After this nothing happened." It...

Shortly before he died, Plenty Coups, the last great Chief of the Crow Nation, told his story - up to a certain point. In Jonathan Lear's view, Plenty Coup's story raises a profound ethical question that transcends his time and challenges us all: how should one face the possibility...