A young Indian mans journey to discover America results in an unsettling understanding of relations between whites and Natives in the twenty-first century

readers will find hard-won and concrete wisdom on how to feel the joy in the everyday things

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Roofwalker Tlingit A young Indian mans journeyIn Roofwalker, Native American writer Susan Power explores the complexities of contemporary Native American life. Featuring both fiction and nonfiction "stories" and "histories" the book shows the ways that native traditions and beliefs work for characters who live physically and spiritually far from the reservation. The first seven pieces are "stories," such as the title tale in which a young girl believes in the power of the "roofwalker" spirit to