"Not since Piri Thomas's Down These Mean Streets have we seen such a clear snapshot of tender lives spilled onto the cold streets of a major American city. Van Alst has written a three-book urban western filled with the history of violence, drugs, poverty, and racism that Native Americans have had to face in virtually all American settings. Follow Van Alst down these 'mean streets,' where creation myths, ancient history, religion, and real, everyday life intersect, and where you'll learn what it is to survive."--Ito Romo, author of The Border Is Burning.