Growing Up Native American

Summary: Native American writers recall childhood in their native land. Provocative pieces from Louise Erdrich, Michael Dorris, Anna Lee Walters and more bring childhood experiences into sharp focus and speak of pain, love, mischief, anger, betrayal and healing.

Record details

ISBN: 0380724170
Physical Description: 333 pages ; 21 cm
Publisher: New York : Avon Books, 1995, ©1993.

Content descriptions

Formatted Contents Note:

The language we know / Simon Ortiz -- The warriors / Anna Lee Walters -- From Waterlily / Ella Cara Deloria -- From Life among the Piutes / Sara Winnemucca Hopkins -- Ni-Bo-Wi-Se-Gwe / Ignatia Broker -- Wasichus in the hills / Black Elk as told to John G. Neihardt -- At last I kill a buffalo / Luther Standing Bear -- From The middle five : Indian schoolboys of the Omaha Tribe / Francis La Flesche -- From Lame Deer : seeker of visions / Lame Deer and Richard Erdoes -- From Love medicine / Louise Erdrich -- A day in the life of Spanish / Basil Johnston -- From Sundown / John Joseph Mathews -- From Mean spirit / Linda Hogan -- From The names : a memoir / N. Scott Momaday -- Notes of a translator's son / Joseph Bruchac -- Turbulent childhood / Lee Maracle -- The talking that trees does / Geary Hobson -- Water witch / Louis Owens -- Grace / Vickie L. Sears -- Uncle Tony's goat / Leslie Marmon Silko -- From Yellow raft in blue water / Michael Dorris -- The ballad of plastic Fred / Eric L. Gansworth.