A Review of I Heard The Owl Call My Name This essay was written in the 19th century, therefore some terms such as "indians" and "white man" from the book are being replaced with the politically correct terms: "natives", and respectively "european descendent" The novel I HEARD THE OWL CALL MY NAME is the best book anyone can pick up in a book store. This book tells the reader a lot of true facts about natives. It is also about the conflict between the natives and the european descendents, and how they have affected each other. It also shows how cruel natur