We're back to this? I would recommend wider reading than this one flawed novel if you want to learn about American Indian history, let alone the culture today. If the text is called into question, then defend it by looking for other sources that support it. I know of none, but that doesn't mean they don't exist--but it's the part of the supporter of the novel to find them. The single-minded defense of the novel allowed the observation I made above. The book in question does not represent American Indians accurately.

SRS