About Richard M. Jones Books
Veronica New Holy-Jones grew up on the Pine Ridge Indian Reservation and attended Catholic boarding school. As a young woman, she struggled to understand and retain her identity as a member of the Lakota tribe. She observed that Lakota culture was often at odds with the outside way of viewing things. The Lakota valued cooperation and generosity, while those traits were seen as weaknesses by those outside the tribe. . Ms. New Holy-Jones studied education and special education at Oglala Lakota College and taught at various reservation schools, ending her teaching career at Oglala Lakota College. She hopes her work will provoke discussions about identity, legacy, tradition, and culture. . She wrote Wounded Memories with contributions by Richard M. Jones and illustrations by Jon LeBoeuf.
