Poet Warrior: A Memoir

Poet Warrior: A MemoirThree term poet laureate Joy Harjo offers a vivid, lyrical, and inspiring call for love and justice in this contemplation of her trailblazing life. Joy Harjo, the first Native American to serve as U. S. poet laureate, invites us to travel along the heartaches, losses, and humble realizations of her "poet warrior" road. A musical, kaleidoscopic, and wise follow up to Crazy Brave, Poet Warrior reveals how Harjo came to write poetry of compassion and

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Omishto witnesses her Aunt Ama kill a panther - an animal considered to be a sacred ancestor of the Taiga people

offers nuanced contemporary views of Anishinaabe history

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fourteen first speakers teamed with linguists

Written in both Cherokee and English so readers can become acquainted with the Cherokee syllabary and language

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Inuujaq learns that these tough little plants are much more important to Inuit than she originally believed

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This exciting and groundbreaking fiction anthology showcases a number of new and emerging 2SQ (Two-Spirit and queer Indigenous) writers from across Turtle Island

were multisensory items all North American communities and cultures