What sets this book apart from other collections of Native American tales is its focus on women.
In this book, the supernatural is everywhere, and children of the Ojibwe First Nation learn the stories of their culture by living them — on a raft, catching a bird, or meeting a mysterious girl in the forest.
Product Description: This anthology is a portable lodge of stories meant to enchant, teach, and excite our imaginations with tales by contemporary Native American writers including Silko, Harjo, Blue Cloud, Rose, Williams, and other established and eme
In this collection of 26 short stories, Ortiz, best known for his poetry, again carries his readers to the worlds of the Pueblo, whether on the reservation or in cities, VA hospitals, or boarding schools.
Product Description: This bestselling collection from Thomas King is steeped in native oral tradition, led off by a sly creation tale, introducing the traditional native trickster coyote.
Product Description: Nothing ever happens on the Otter Lake reservation. But when 16-year-old Tiffany discovers her father is renting out her room, she's deeply upset.
Product Description: The Lesser Blessed is a powerful coming-of-age story — edgy, stark, and at times, darkly funny that centers around Larry, a Native teenager trying to cope with a painful past and find his place in a confusing and stressful modern w
Product Description: Searching for her birth mother, 17-year-old Angela finds her way to the remote region of the Boundary Waters between Canada and Minnesota. Here she reunites with the woman who raised her during her early years.
Product Description: Born in an Andean village in Ecuador, Virginia lives with her large family in a small, earthen-walled dwelling.
This first collection, in prose memoir and poetry, of the work of Diné (Navajo) poet and teacher Laura Tohe describes attending a government school for Indian children and the challenge it presented to her socially, culturally, and expressively.