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At dawn, March 6, 1836, a vastly outnumbered group of settlers, patriots and mercenaries from the U.S., numbering less than 250 men, holed up in a crumbling adobe mission in South Central Texas, were defeated in battle by a force of over 3,000 Mexican soldiers under the command of General Antonio Lopez de Santa Anna. The 13-day siege climaxed with an early morning assault that lasted about an hour and a half. Since the battle, it has become difficult to sort through the myth and legend that has followed. As compelling as the legend can be, the true story is every bit as inspiring and more...

When Blue Bird and her grandmother leave their family s camp to gather beans for the long, threatening winter, they inadvertently avoid the horrible fate that befalls the rest of the family. Luckily, the two women are adopted by a nearby Dakota community and are eventually integrated into their kinship circles. Ella Cara Deloria s tale follows Blue Bird and her daughter, Waterlily, through the intricate kinship practices that created unity among her people.
Waterlily, published after Deloria s death and generally viewed as the masterpiece of her career, offers a captivating glimpse...