Mary Crow Dog

Mary Crow Dog was born at a hospital, which was rare for a Lakota birth at the time.

Mary Crow Dog and her friends were driving when they got a flat tire. They stopped to fix the flat tire while a nearby white farmer called the police on them. He accused them of trying to burn his house on fire and Mary and her friends were thrown in jail for two days until found not guilty.

In 1971, Mary met her future husband Leonard and joined the American Indian Movement.

Mary Crow Dog had a dream about white men coming into her land and killing women and children.

Mary gave birth to her first son during the siege of Wounded Knee.

Mary moved to New York with her first son to be able closer to Leonard. Mary learned a lot while she was in New York, and it opened her eyes to some of the Sioux actions. She strayed a bit from the culture once she returned to her place of birth, and had trouble readjusting. This was a big turning point in Mary Crow Dog's life.

Leonard, Mary's husband, was sentenced to prison in New York for acts committed during the siege of Wounded Knee

Leonard was released from New York and went back home. Mary noticed that he too had changed some of his Sioux attitudes and it took him a while to readjust.

Mary participated in a traditional sundance. She felt a religious experience and said she felt like a true Lakota woman.