Dear Archie Fire Lame is sometimes accused of being more interested in profit than the "real" spirituality. He is the son of a great medicine man, and he himself is medicine man. Not being Lakota, I can not say if it is authentic or not. But what I like about this book is the great sincerity of the story. Archie Fire Lame Deer is not afraid to show its shortcomings and weaknesses. It is a lesson for the reader to learn to accept their own weaknesses and failures. I particularly like what he says about fear, and the Heyokas, those designated to be clowns doing everything backwards. In summary this is a book that feeds without giving keys recipes in hand, but committing ourselves to reflect on our own lives and the obstacles that we set ourselves.