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- An important collection of essays by twenty-six Native American writers that explores their unique lives, art, and the complex issues of identity, compiled by the editors of I Tell You Now: Autobiographical Essays by Native American Writers The stunning essays in Here First demonstrate the breadth of experience of twenty-six individuals united in the creative expression of a Native American heritage.
- About the Author: Arnold Krupat is the author of several books, including The Turn to the Native: Studies in Criticism & Culture and the novel Woodsmen, or Thoreau and the Indians.
- 448 Pages
- Social Science, Ethnic Studies
- Series Name: Modern Library (Paperback)
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About the Book
Twenty-seven Native American writers describe their lives and art in a compelling collection of personal and family histories illuminated by verse and song, story and narrative, all fed by the strong oral tradition of the indigenous peoples of this country. EVERYTHING MATTERS reveals a broad and complex Native American experience.
Book Synopsis
An important collection of essays by twenty-six Native American writers that explores their unique lives, art, and the complex issues of identity, compiled by the editors of I Tell You Now: Autobiographical Essays by Native American Writers
The stunning essays in Here First demonstrate the breadth of experience of twenty-six individuals united in the creative expression of a Native American heritage. Each has a different relation to that heritage, and in describing it through personal and family history, with verse and in anecdotes, the writers give a strong image of the different cultures that have shaped them.
This is a vivid and diverse portrait of Native American culture, a living history and the kind of collective memoir that makes for fascinating and rewarding reading.
Contributors include:
Sherman Alexie - Carroll Arnett (Gogisgi) - Betty Louise Bell - Duane Bigeagle - Gloria Bird - Kimberly M. Blaeser - Nora Marks Dauenhauer - Charlotte Declue (Kawashinsay) - Anita Endrezze - Hanay Geiogamah - Gordon Henry, Jr., - Patricia Penn Hilden - Roberta Hill - Leanne Howe - Rex Lee Jim - Evelina Zuni Lucero - Louis Owens - W.S. Penn - Greg Sarris - Vickie Sears - John E. Smelcer - Luci Tapahonso - Clifford E. Trafzer - Anna Lee Walters Elizabeth Woody - Ofelia Zepeda
About the Author
Arnold Krupat is the author of several books, including The Turn to the Native: Studies in Criticism & Culture and the novel Woodsmen, or Thoreau and the Indians. He teaches at Sarah Lawrence College.
Brian Swann has published a number of collections of poetry and fiction, including Wearing the Morning Star: Native American Song-Poems and Coming to Light: Contemporary Translations of the Native Literatures of North America. He teaches at the Cooper Union in New York City.