The ‘vanishing Indian’ myth, and other distortions of Native American life

The ‘vanishing Indian’ myth, and other distortions of Native American life

From left, back row: James Driving Hawk, Robert Driving Hawk and Flora Driving Hawk; from left, front row; Edward and Virginia Driving Hawk. (Courtesy of Virginia Driving Hawk Sneve)The following excerpt is reprinted with permission from the new memoir “Special Places, Sacred Circles,” published by the South Dakota Historical Society Press and written by author and Rosebud Sioux Tribe member Virginia Driving Hawk Sneve. While living in Iowa we v…