...narrative with a claim toward cultural integrity, one to which he has especial access since, as he writes, "no one is able to understand the Indian race like an Indian" (v). Standing Bear also insists on the authenticity of experience and identity when he writes, "White...

...impossible "thriller"; or, if they have been in sympathy with the Indian, have written from knowledge that was not accurate and reliable. No one is able to understand the Indian race like an Indian. — Luther Standing Bear, 1928 Generations later, Kenneth Thomasma's books embody the very problems...