Jancita Eagle Deer Character Analysis

Jancita Eagle Deer was Leonard Crow Dog’s niece. While suing a South Dakota official for rape, she was mysteriously killed. She was last seen with her lover, who was later discovered to be a government spy. The implication is that the U.S. official who raped her saw her as a disposable obstacle to his career and had her murdered. His—and his accomplices’—lack of respect for her speaks to the misogyny and racism of the U.S. government and U.S. society as a whole.