My first reaction is that I am missing something (more likely a lot) with respect to a presumably sage elder’s directive to kill a woman to become a thunder dreamer. Crazy Horse did great things and was a legendary leader. As I pondered the potential deeper meaning behind the killing, perhaps the weight of that killing weighed on him in a way he endeavored to atone for. Regret is a powerful teacher. Did he become the leader he became because of that death?
That is actually something that Bray goes on to say! That regret and atonement are a big part of his demeanor and desire to preserve a culture--and the connection to the natural world is the redemption.
My first reaction is that I am missing something (more likely a lot) with respect to a presumably sage elder’s directive to kill a woman to become a thunder dreamer. Crazy Horse did great things and was a legendary leader. As I pondered the potential deeper meaning behind the killing, perhaps the weight of that killing weighed on him in a way he endeavored to atone for. Regret is a powerful teacher. Did he become the leader he became because of that death?
That is actually something that Bray goes on to say! That regret and atonement are a big part of his demeanor and desire to preserve a culture--and the connection to the natural world is the redemption.