Title:
My life : growing up native in America / edited by IllumiNative ; with an introduction by Crystal Echo Hawk.
ISBN:
9781668021705
Edition:
First MTV Books/Atria Books edition.
Publication Information:
New York : MTV Entertainment Books, 2024.
Physical Description:
xiii, 209 pages ; 22 cm
Contents:
Introduction by Crystal Echo Hawk -- Lemming Lessons by Nasuġraq Rainey Hopson -- All the Falling Babies by Eric Gansworth -- Kutâputush, Kutâputush by Kara Roselle Smith -- Being Indian by Kimberly Guerrero -- Growing Up Pueblo (and White) in America by Somáh Toya Haaland -- The Bullseye and the Bird's Eye by Angeline Boulley -- Primitive by Vera Starbard -- I Belong by charlie amáyá scott -- Indigenous Queen: Finding the Rainbow Within by Lady Shug -- The Ag Workers' Daughter by Cece Meadows -- The Discovery of Irony by Philip J. Deloria -- The Birth of an Indigenous Food Warrior by Crystal Wahpepah -- The Serpent's Mouth by Madison Hammond -- Dear Rez Kid by Ahsaki LaFrance-Chachere -- Moccasins by Taietsarón:sere 'Tai' Leclaire -- We, the Original Storytellers by Princess Daazhraii Johnson -- My Future Began in the Past by Sherri Mitchell Weh'na Ha'mu Kwasset -- Afraid by Trudie Jackson -- Timeless Wisdom: Genius Tips for Enhanced Native Living by future Yurok elder Dash Turner -- Tory by Mato Wayuhi -- MTV Books Special Thanks/Acknowledgments.
Summary:
With heart, pathos, humor, and insight, twenty renowned writers, performers, athletes, and activists explore what it means to be Native American today. Through a series of essays and poems, these luminaries give voice to their individual experiences while shedding light on the depth and complexity of modern Native American identity, resiliency, and joy. From Mato Wayuhi, award-winning composer of Reservation Dogs, honoring a friend who believed in his talent to New York Times bestselling author Angeline Boulley exploring what it means to feel Native enough, these entries are not only an exploration of community, they are also a call for a more just and equitable world, and a road map toward a brighter future. Edited by IllumiNative, an organization dedicated to amplifying contemporary Native voices, My Life: Growing Up Native in America features contributions from Angeline Boulley, Philip J. Deloria, Eric Gansworth, Kimberly Guerrero, Somah Haaland, Madison Hammond, Nasugraq Rainey Hopson, Trudie Jackson, Princess Daazhraii Johnson, Lady Shug, Ahsaki Baa LaFrance-Chachere, Taietsarón:sere Leclaire, Cece Meadows, Sherri Mitchell, Charlie Amaya Scott, Kara Roselle Smith, Vera Starbard, Dash Turner, Crystal Wahpepah, and Mato Wayuhi.
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OCLC Number:
on1420420901
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