Dakota Warrior - The Story of James R. Weddell

This book tells the epic life and legal odyssey of James R. Weddell, a Yankton Sioux man sentenced to eighty years in prison for a crime he didn't commit. Dakota Warrior is a meditation on what it means to embody the figure of the warrior in our modern society. It is also a breathless tale of daring prison breaks, of ending up on America's Most Wanted, of the unyielding fight for the Black Hills--the Lakota sacred land that were illegally taken by the U.S. government, of racism and friendship, of tribal history and strong spiritual beliefs.