Johnson, Kirk. "Vine Deloria Jr., Champion of Indian Rights, Dies At 72." The New York Times 15 Nov. 2005, Late ed., sec. A: 25. ProQuest. ProQuest. Pascack Hills High School Library, Montvale. 28 Apr. 2008.
Native Americans have always have had a profound affect on the "white man's" society. From the times of Lewis and Clark's western expeditions through today Natives have always influenced how white people lived. Vine Deloria Jr. of the Pine Ridge Oglala Siou reservation in Montana made it his life's work to make this known. Even while the Indians were being kept on the reservations they still had a large affect on surrounding life. Deloria Jr. published many books that explained how Natives affected lives, like how they showed the original settlers how to survive off the land, and about the spiritual aspects of both the Native and Christian religions. He showed how the Natives were not all that different or in some ways better; themes like this earned him national spotlight and made his message known. When he died he had influenced many about his native culture and how it should be respected like any other
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