Rain-In-In-The-Face's The Story Of A Sioux Warrior

In "The Story of a Sioux Warrior", Rain-in-the-Face's selection of details and his accompanying commentary reveal his own values and those of the Sioux nation because he tells the story of his life, which influences the reader because Rain-in-the-Face describes Sioux life and culture as well as the life of Sioux warriors. The Sioux had to work for themselves. The Sioux people, especially the warriors, made each other promises and vows that showed the care, love, and trust Sioux people showed for each other. The Sioux warriors were very respectful of the dead warriors. Since Rain-in-the-Face is accused for killing the Long-Haired Chief, he tells the story of his life to tell the reader that some members of the Sioux nation were irresponsible for their actions. Rain-in-the-Face reveals the facts that he is a good warrior and that the Sioux life and culture is both bad and good.

"On my mother's side I had some noted ancestors, but they left me no chieftainship. I had to work for my reputation." Some of Rain-in-the-Face's ancestors were chiefs, but he did not inherit the chieftainship. He had to work for being the chief of his tribe. As a warrior, Rain-in-the-Face and the other warriors are fighting the Gros Ventres, another tribe of Native Americans. "We stole some of their horses, but were overtaken and had to abandon the horses and fight for our lives." Rain-in-the-Face and his fellow warriors stole the Gros Ventres' horses, who are the Sioux's enemies. They had to work for the horses but didn't get to keep them. Rain-in-the-Face had to work to become the chief of the Sioux nation, and the band of warriors worked to temporarily achieve the