Synopses & Reviews
By bringing together the voices of Native American women writers across time, regions, and tribes, this collection makes visible a dynamic tradition of women's wisdom and storytelling. From early legends to present-day fiction and poetry, this tradition emphasizes women's spiritual connection to the natural world and their contributions to tribal and familial community. Central to women's strength is the role of animal figures-Coyote, Owl, Beaver and Bear-who act as guides, helpers, and personal totems, appearing unexpectedly in the modern urban landscape as well as being a constant presence in nature.
The work of more than forty authors appears in this volume, representing tribes and regions extending over most of the U.S. and parts of Canada. Among the authors included are Louise Erdrich, Joy Harjo, Leslie Marmon Silko, Paula Gunn Allen, Linda Hogan and Beth Brant, along with writers whose work appears here for the first time.
Synopsis
Through the Eye of the Deer An Anthology of Native American Women Writers Carolyn Dunn and Carol Comfort, editors Modern short stories anchored in an archive of oral tradition-transcripts included-organized around archetypal images. Well-known and new writers reshape these images to reflect "new issues for contemporary Native people-engaging not in nostalgia but in the act of honoring the vital link between past and present.
Synopsis
Poetry. Fiction. Native American Studies. The fiction and poetry gathered in this collection honor the tradition of Native American animal stories, retelling and reshaping these traditions. Edited by Carolyn Dunn and Carol Comfort, this anthology includes work by Paula Gunn Allen, Joy Harjo, Leslie Marmon Silko, Linda Hogan, Louise Erdrich, Mary TallMountain, and many others.