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American poetry 20th century American poetry Indian authors Children's poetry, American Indians of North America Indians of North America Canada Poetry Indians of North America Folklore Indians of North America Juvenile poetry Indians of North America Poetry Ojibwa Indians Canada Poetry Short stories, Canadian 21st centuryDiaz, Natalie
Summary: "In When My Brother Was An Aztec, Natalie Diaz examines memory's role in human identity. Each section filters memory through specific individuals and settings. The first concentrates on a diabetic grandmother without legs and the landscape, tangible and intangible, of a Native American reservation. The second engages a brother's strife with drug-use and his unraveling of the family, the home....
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Publisher / Publication Date: Copper Canyon Press 2012
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 811.6 DIABruchac, Joseph
Summary: "Through poems that capture the essence of each person's life, acclaimed Native American writer Joseph Bruchac introduces readers to famous indigenous leaders from The Peacemaker in 1000 A.D. to modern day dancer Maria Tallchief and Cherokee chief Wilma Mankiller. Each poem is illustrated by a modern-day tribally enrolled artist."--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Reycraft Books 2022
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 811 BRUBruchac, Joseph
Summary: Fourteen poems with themes of thanksgiving and appreciation of nature, based in part on traditional Native American songs and prayers.
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Publisher / Publication Date: BridgeWater Books 1996
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE 811 BRULongfellow, Henry Wadsworth
Summary: Verses from Longfellow's epic poem depict the boyhood of Hiawatha.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Puffin Pied Piper 1983
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE LONRobinson, Gary
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Publisher / Publication Date: Clear Light Pub. 2007
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 811.6 ROBSummary: "A powerful, moving anthology that celebrates the breadth of Native poets writing today. Joy Harjo, the first Native poet to serve as U.S. Poet Laureate, has championed the voices of Native peoples past and present. Her signature laureate project gathers the work of contemporary Native poets into a national, fully digital map of story, sound, and space, celebrating their vital and unequivocal...
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Publisher / Publication Date: W. W. Norton & Company 2021
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 811.008 HARCopies Available at Woodmere
1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 811.008 LIVBruchac, Joseph
Summary: Celebrates the seasons of the year through poems from the legends of such Native American tribes as the Cherokee, Cree, and Sioux.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Philomel Books 1992
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 811.54 BRUCopies Available at Interlochen
1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J Native BruchacLongfellow, Henry Wadsworth
Summary: Verses from Longfellow's epic poem depict the boyhood of Hiawatha.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Dial Books for Young Readers 1983
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J Poetry LongfellowFelver, Christopher
Summary: Christopher Felver's Tending the Fire celebrates the poets and writers who represent the wide range of Native American voices in literature today. In these commanding portraits, Felver's distinctive visual signature and unobtrusive presence capture each artist's strength, integrity, and character. Accompanying each portrait is a handwritten poem or prose piece that helps reveal the origin of...
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Publisher / Publication Date: University of New Mexico Press 2017
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 920 FELSimpson, Leanne Betasamosake
Summary: "A knife-sharp new collection about getting lost from award-winning Nishnaabeg storyteller and writer Leanne Betasamosake Simpson."--
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Publisher / Publication Date: House of Anansi Press 2017
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 811 SIMSchoolcraft, Henry Rowe
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Publisher / Publication Date: J.B. Lippincott 1856
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 398.2 SCHHarjo, Joy
Summary: A magnificent selection of fifty poems to celebrate three-term US Poet Laureate Joy Harjo's fifty years as a poet.
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Publisher / Publication Date: W.W. Norton & Company 2023
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 811 HARSummary: "United States Poet Laureate Joy Harjo gathers the work of more than 160 poets, representing nearly 100 indigenous nations, into the first historically comprehensive Native poetry anthology. This landmark anthology celebrates the indigenous peoples of North America, the first poets of this country, whose literary traditions stretch back centuries. Opening with a blessing from Pulitzer...
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Publisher / Publication Date: W.W. Norton & Company 2020
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 811.008 WHECopies Available at Interlochen
1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: Word Poetry HarjoHarjo, Joy.
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Publisher / Publication Date: W.W. Norton 2002
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Publisher / Publication Date: Project Gutenberg 2004
Momaday, N. Scott
Summary: "One of the most important and unique voices in American letters, distinguished poet, novelist, artist, teacher, and storyteller N. Scott Momaday was born into the Kiowa tribe and grew up on Indian reservations in the Southwest. The customs and traditions that influenced his upbringing-most notably the Native American oral tradition-are the centerpiece of his work. This luminous collection...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Harper, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers 2020
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 811 MOMCopies Available at Peninsula
1 available in Adult, Call number: 813 MOMWarren, Robert Penn
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Publisher / Publication Date: Random House 1983
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 811.52 WARAlexie, Sherman
Summary: A collection of poems by contemporary Native-American writer Sherman Alexie.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Hanging Loose Press 2000
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 811.54 ALESilko, Leslie
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Publisher / Publication Date: Arcarde Publishing 1981
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 810.8 SILTrudell, John.
Contents: Rockin' the res -- Grafitti man -- Restless situations -- Wildfires -- Baby boom Che' -- Bombs over Baghdad -- Rich man's war -- Somebody's kid -- Never never blues -- What he'd done -- Beauty in a fade -- Tina smiled.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Rykodisc 1992
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1 available in Compact Audio Disc, Call number: CD COMEDY/SPOKEN TRUHogan, Linda.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Coffee House Press 1993