The Great Pretendian, part 3

In 1969 Jackie Marks made his way from California to New York City to further his journalism career. Marks was already somewhat successful, having published numerous magazine articles and two books.

Soon after arriving in his new city, he became enamored with Native American culture. Like many other non-Indian Americans, Marks was observing an increase in activism in the United States by Native Americans and several other minority groups.

Almost all historians of the United States point to the turbulent 1960s as a time of great change taking place in the country. The civil rights movement, an...