wilson, diane

Diane Wilson draws on historical records to chronicle the lives of her Dakota Indian family, describing their experiences in the Dakota War, their involvement with French fur-traders, their struggles to survive the brutal winters, and their years on the Pine Ridge reservation.

Author Diane Wilson describes her crusade to stop Formosa Plastics from polluting the Texas town of Seadrift and its coastal waters. Explores how the corporation silenced workers, disregarded the Environmental Protection Agency, and dumped lethal chemicals into the bays and community. Documents the court fight and Wilson's nonviolent disobedience, action, and hunger strikes to make her point.

Describes a female shrimper's attempt to stop a large chemical company from polluting a bay in East Texas.