 | |
| Author | James Welch |
|---|---|
| Language | English |
| Genre | Contemporary American Fiction, Native American |
| Publisher | Viking |
Publication date | 1986 |
| Publication place | United States |
| Media type | Print (hardback & paperback) |
| Pages | 391 pp (Paperback edition) |
| ISBN | 0-14-008937-3 (Paperback edition) |
| OCLC | 15366761 |
| 813/.54 19 | |
| LC Class | PS3573.E44 F66 1987 |
Fools Crow is a 1986 novel written by Native American author James Welch. Set in Montana shortly after the Civil War, this novel tells of White Man's Dog (later known as Fools Crow), a young Blackfeet Indian on the verge of manhood, and his band, known as the Lone Eaters. The invasion of white society threatens to change their traditional way of life, and they must choose to fight or assimilate. The story is a portrait of a culture under pressure from colonization. The story culminates with the historic Marias Massacre of 1870, in which the U.S. Cavalry killed a friendly band of Blackfeet, consisting mostly of non-combatants.