The Powwow Highway

A Novel

Philbert Bono and Buddy Red Bird are about to prove that the spirit of the great warriors is still alive and kicking. Their "war pony," a burned-out, rusty 1964 Buick LeSabre, has left a trail of dust from Montana's Lame Deer Reservation halfway down Interstate 25 as they take off to bail Buddy's sister out of jail. The basis for the great movie of the same name, this quiet debut novel, first published in 1979, has become a classic of Native American literature.

©1979 David Seals (P)2023 Tantor

More detailed than the movie, I have to say the better version.

If you seen the movie Powwow Highway, you will feel it lacking, The book or audiobook will fill you in on more of the thoughts and background of the characters. Don’t get me wrong the movie is rememberable as an American Indian just because we share a similar experiences from life on the reservation to the division between the traditional and Anglo world. Do prepare for more sexual material and crime though. The book was good, the narrator was great, good to have a better idea what the author was going for.