God Is Red published in 1973 was a book that opened minds & lives. Vine Deloria Jr was worshipped for his ability to present what needed to be felt & seen. Custer Died For Your Sins another well worn paperback [regardless of how well it was taken care of] I'm looking at is another must read [everything he wrote] This short book discusses his family, history, activities, writings & books. It would be an excellent reference to college students or others wishing to pursue more knowledge of the author & his Peoples the Dakota & their spiritual thoughts & practices as well as their plights & ways of living. "Deloria was undeniably one of the most prolific Indigenous writers in history. He authored, coauthored, edited, and coedited nearly 30 books, more than 200 articles and essays, and delivered an untold number of keynotes, lectures, interviews, and congressional testimonials. Equally as impressive as his scholarly output was the range of intellectual disciplines he traversed with aplomb, including work encompassing law, religion and theology, natural and social sciences, literary criticism, education, anthropology, paleontology, philosophy, and political science." the amount that this man himself did & the amount of fire he sparked in others to go & do other things is immeasurable.