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I got this book hoping to learn more of Lost Bird, the child from Wounded Knee, however, what I got was so much more. This was an intriguing history lesson on American Life at the turn of the century. The story offered vivid pictures of the hardships of living and the struggles of all women in the 20th century. I couldn't put it down. A story told with sensitivity to the Indian Nations, as well as...

A biographical history of Zintkala Nuni (Lost Bird), an infant who survived the massacre of Wounded Knee and was adopted by General Leonard Colby who held her up as his war trophy and later abused her. His courageous wife, suffragist leader Clara B. Colby, divorced her husband and attempted to raise the Lakota child alone. This thoroughly-researched account of Lost Bird's short life provides insight into the lives of indigenous people at the time, as well as exploring racism and the suffrage movement. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

The twelve-year-old son of Red Fish escaped The Wounded Knee Massacre of 1890, seeking refuge with relatives to hide from the Seventh Cavalry. The boy took his relatives name until he was grown, for he had witnessed soldiers riding down and brutally killing fleeing women and children. Upon reaching adulthood he became a Christian minister, taking back his father's name, thereafter known as Rev. James Red Fish. Some seventy years later Darrell New Plenty Stars was born to his daughter. Among the other survivors of that cold December day were several infants, the most memorable known as “Lost Bird”. Shortly after Chief Big Foot and his people were mercilessly slaughtered there beside Wounded Knee Creek, a blizzard rolled in, covering the grotesquely frozen bodies. Three days later the wind and snow subsided and civilian burial parties began collecting the frozen remains for interment in the long trench-grave being prepared on the hilltop overlooking the killing field.

Early in 1891, a Lakota child survived a massacre and was adopted by a prominent white couple, only to endure a life of racism, abuse and poverty. Her story, based on Lost Bird of Wounded Knee: Spirit of the Lakota by Renee Sansom Flood, features a combination of interviews, live action re-creations and archival photographs.