In Lewis’s case, the casual racism comes when the post office he works at hires another American-Indian woman, Shaney. Ricky and Lewis have both left the Reservation and have to deal with both casual and violent racism. RELATED: Why Ghost Story is a Muddled Adaptation (That’s Still Scary as Hell)Īs well as being a terrifying horror story, this novel doubles as a razor sharp commentary on how American Indians are treated both on and off reservations. Unlike Straub’s classic, this isn’t cultural tourism. What separates The Only Good Indian is that Graham Jones and his characters are all members of the Blackfeet Tribe. Both novels revolve around men fighting a monster from Indigenous folklore that they met long ago. Jones’ work calls back to Peter Straub’s horror classic, Ghost Story.
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