Dakota Warrior:The Story of James R.Weddell

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This book tells of the epic life and legal odyssey of James R.
Weddell| a Yankton-Sioux man sentenced to eighty years in prison for a crime he didn’t commit.
In 1993| Italian journalist| author and documentary producer Gloria Mattioni met James and volunteered to investigate and seek justice.
For the following ten years| she spared no efforts to make sure that the case would be reopened and James would win his freedom back.
After an exhausting legal battle| James R.
Weddell finally walked free on December 18th| 2003.
Dakota Warrior is a meditation on what it means to embody the figure of the warrior in our modern society.
It is also a breathless tale of daring prison breaks earning Weddell the nickname of the American Indian Houdini| of ending up on America’s Most Wanted| of the unyielding fight for the Black Hills–the Lakota sacred lands that were illegally taken by the U.S. government| of political activism| of the shootout and reconciliation with AIM leader Russell Means| of racism and unexpected friendship| of tribal history and strong spiritual beliefs.