The Indian Who Needed To Change Ch.4

Next morning Little Crow went dow to the center and met up with everyone there.

"Alright, I have a couple of ideas, were going to help the younger ones go to school and stay in school, or go back to school, and help others get jobs and to keep them. One more thing, the drinking, it has to stop, that's what's really doing the damage to our people, so this job is a one person job, and that is why I am doing it. I am going to burn the liquor store down in White Clay," said Little Crow.

"Whoa, whoa, wait a minute, what? Are you kidding me, burn down the liquor store, how are you going to do that," said White Eagle.

"Easy, I'm going to do it at night, time when people or too drunk to stand," said Little Crow.

"I don't know, it’s too dangerous," said Ivy.

"I know," said Little Crow.

"Alright, but all of us in here promise not to tell anyone or anybody," said White Eagle.

"Thanks you guys are good friends," said Little Crow.

So they walked out of the center and walked around the Rez a little, and then went home.

It was late when Little Crow got home. So he went to sleep. As everybody was sleeping, Little Crow quickly got up and put on all dark clothes, and painted his face dark. He looked like a "wanagie" (dark Ghost Spirit). He snuck out of his window and went to his Grandfathers shed and got gasoline and a lighter that he left on his little table, and he jumped on a horse and rode to White Clay Nebraska.

When he found the liquor store on his left he went further away and tied his horse up to a tree and walked over to the store. He broke the window, and quickly poured the gasoline inside and outside, of the building and threw the jug inside. Then he lit the place on fire, and threw the lighter in there as well and quickly rode away back to the Rez. When he got home, he put his Grandfathers pony back in the shed and went home. He slept outside of his window.

Next morning, he quickly jumped up and crawled in his window and went to the bathroom and took a shower, he also put his clothes in there with him as well to wash them also and then he got out and dressed and went to sit at the table.

Rocky Crow turned the television on and the news came on.

"Somebody burned the liquor store in White Clay. Maybe somebody got tired of seeing the whites making money off of Indian misery?" said Rocky Crow.

"Good, somebody finally put a stop to it," said Kicking Bird.

"It’s about time," said Little Crow.

"Who ever done it, thinks he solved the problem, but they will just rebuild another one, twice as big as that one was, and make even more money," said Rocky Crow.

"No, but that is why I am here, and my younger generation is going to help our people and our community get back on there feet," said Little Crow going outside and looking at the sun.

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