injustice bleeds into betrayal

as Joyce Dugan and Wilma Mankiller became the first female chiefs of the Cherokee Nation

Deeply rooted in Indigenous knowledge

the woman's experience

Sherman dispels outdated notions of Native American fare—no fry bread or Indian tacos here—and no European staples such as wheat flour

Why Indigenous Literatures Matter ecology injustice bleeds into betrayalPart survey of the field of Indigenous literary studies, part cultural history, and part literary polemic, Why Indigenous Literatures Matter asserts the vital significance of literary expression to the political, creative, and intellectual efforts of Indigenous peoples today. In considering the connections between literature and lived experience, this book contemplates four key questions at the heart of Indigenous kinship traditions: How do we learn