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Night is Gone, Day is Still Coming by Pina Ochoa & Betsy Franco & Traci L. Gourdine
This collection of nearly 80 stories, poems and essays by American Indians aged between 11 and 22 gives a voice to a people who have long been marginalized in their own country. The authenticity of their voices and emotions has been painstakingly preserved and protected.The voices of fifty-seven young American Indians emerge in a powerful collection of original writing coedited by the anthologist of YOU HEAR ME? and THINGS I HAVE TO TELL YOU. When the night isgone and the day isstill coming, we will be taken awayfrom this earth.We will be rising asthe next generationis coming.- from " Next Generations" by Marcia Blacksmith, age thirteen, Crow, LakotaOpen this revelatory anthology of poetry, prose, and memoir and listen to the voices of today’ s young American Indians, ages eleven to twenty-two, from many nations across the country: A young man pines for his " fry bread queen" in a comically honest take on unrequited love. Another teen tells of a " carbonation dance, " his summer ritual of crushing returnable Coke cans with his grandfather. Some express typical teenage angst. Others share glimpses of their culture’ s unique traditions and beliefs. And many speak of culture clash - such as the homesick " rez girl" riding the New York subway like a " Cochiti carrot in the huge ethnic salad." The chorus assembled between the covers of this essential book sings a song that transcends all borders, seen and unseen. |
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| Author(s) : Betsy Franco | Format : Hardback Book |
| ISBN-10 : 0763615188 | ISBN-13 : 9780763615185 |
| RRP : £10.99 | Best available price : £ / $ |
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Product Details:
Country Publication : United States
Publication Date : 04/08/2003
Publisher : Walker Books Ltd
Page Length : 160mm
Page Size : 235mm