Tom Poor Bear is an Oglala Lakota boy who came to Barbara’s aid when she was harassed by a group of white men. Several other American Indian Movement (AIM) activists joined Tom in fighting the white men and defeated them. The white men returned to the scene of the fight with police officers, who tried to arrest the Native American men. The injustice of this situation speaks to the pervasive problem of racism of U.S. society.
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Tom Poor Bear Character Timeline in Lakota Woman
The timeline below shows where the character Tom Poor Bear appears in Lakota Woman. The colored dots and icons indicate which themes are associated with that appearance.
Chapter 5: Aimlessness
...parking lot. She ran back into the motel she was staying at, where she found Tom Poor Bear , an Oglala boy who was also staying at the motel. He walked out to...
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Tom Poor Bear started fighting the white man, and the white man’s friends started beating up Tom Poor...
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