A Man Called Horse
What happens to horses status in the crow community after his marriage
Horse
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Horse
After his victory, Horse proposes marriage to one of the women with the horses taken in battle as bride-price and undergoes painful initiation rites, taking the native name "Shunkawakan" (or "Horse") as his Sioux name. He becomes the satus of a real warior.