From the Flames of Wounded Knee to the Center of God's Will [Paperback]

Shirlee Evans (Author), Darrell New Plenty Stars (Author)

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• Paperback: 144 pages
• Publisher: Xulon Press (October 4, 2008)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1606477498
• ISBN-13: 978-1606477496
• Product Dimensions: 8.4 x 5.5 x 0.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 7.2 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,632,908 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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The compelling life-story of Native American Indian, Darrell New Plenty Stars begins in Vietnam, 1971, where Mr. New Plenty Stars - descendant of Oglala Lakota warriors, including Great Grandfather, Red Fish, who fought against Custer at the battle of the Little Big Horn and won - served two tours of duty. He had since left the most poverty-stricken, Pine Ridge Indian Reservation in South Dakota where much blood of his people had already been spilled over sacred land ownership, human dignity rights and cultural massacre through means of every type of evil imaginable wielded by illegal immigrants.

The descendant of truest warriors, Darrell staked himself to the ground during one battle in Vietnam in a no-flee stance in order to fight for his country with all of his heart. The only survivor to be found, his body and clothing were so riddled with damage, he was mistaken for an enemy soldier due to the color of his skin. Cared for in a ward set aside for enemy prisoners, fighting for his consciousness and life, the identify and health of Mr. New Plenty Stars was eventually discovered and recovered.

Back at the barracks, Mr. New Plenty Stars is framed for a murder by a group of outlaw soldiers.

This is only the very beginning of an interesting book that moves at a fast pace, covering the main events of Mr. New Plenty Star's life.

Included is a first-hand account of the infamous Wounded Knee stand-off in the early 1970s that began when corrupt tribal president, Dick Wilson and other half-breeds sold uranium-rich reservation lands to the government and tried to bully the pure-blooded traditionalists into adopting white customs and ways in order to finally be accepted on equal footing as whites. In addition to murders of innocent traditionalists within the reservation, when the branches of government joined in, only the government's side of the story was told while atrocities against the Lakota people were hushed up. Murders of the many Oglala Lakotas, including women and children - just as in the past - were never brought to justice while leaders of the American Indian Movement were jailed. (Leonard Peltier remains unjustly imprisoned to this day - another example of the outrageous imbalance against the Native people of America.)

The most incredible part of Mr. New Plenty Star's story is how, in the midst of his fighting and drinking days, he was led to God and a completely changed life when he became a Christ-follower. He and his wife, Rose, went to Bible school and served in many churches. Even outside of church walls, Mr. New Plenty Stars finds those in need and continues to help.

Living through many trials and tests of faith, the New Plenty Stars turned them into the gift of spiritual maturity.

Completely honest and candid, this book is a rare glimpse into some of the conditions Native American Indians live through. It is also a fine testimony of the power of God.

Thank you for this important book, Mr. New Plenty Stars. And thank you as well, Ms. Evans for helping the story come to life.