ABOUT THE AUTHOR

Joseph M. Marshall III, historian, educator, and storyteller, is the author of six previous books, including The Lakota Way: Stories and Lessons for Living, which was a finalist for the PEN Center USA West Award in 2002. He was raised on the Rosebud Sioux Indian Reservation and his first language is Lakota. Marshall is a recipient of the Wyoming Humanities Award, and he has been a technical advisor and actor in television movies, including Return to Lonesome Dove. He makes his home on the Northern Plains.