Custer Died for Your Sins: An Indian Manifesto

272 pp. Custer Died for Your Sins: An Indian Manifesto, is a 1969 non-fiction book by Vine Deloria, Jr. The book was noteworthy at the time for its relevance to the American Indian Movement that was in its infancy. Deloria's book encouraged better use of federal funds aimed at helping Native Americans. Vine Deloria, Jr. presents Native Americans in a humorous light, devoting an entire chapter to Native American humor. Custer Died for Your Sins was significant in its presentation of Native Americans as a people, who were able to retain their tribal society and morality, while existing in the modern world.