"Dirty Copper, the prequel to Walking the Rez Road, tells the story of Luke Warmwater, an Anishinaabe soldier, as he returns to the Reservation after serving in Vietnam. Once again, Luke is
torn between duty and morality as he becomes a deputy sheriff onthe Rez and sees firsthand the war raging below the appearance of peace. Like all veterans, Luke struggles to heal amid a world
that considers him an outsider. Jim Northrup provides an insightful and unflinching view of the veteran experience both as a soldier and as a Native American"--