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Record Nr.

UNINA9911018679303321

Titolo

Shedding Skins : Four Sioux Poets / / Trevino L. Brings Plenty, Steve Pacheco, Joel Waters, Luke Warm Water ; edited by Adrian C. Louis

Pubbl/distr/stampa

East Lansing : , : Michigan State University Press, , [2008]

©2008

ISBN

1-60917-064-4

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (137 p.)

Collana

American Indian studies series

Altri autori (Persone)

LouisAdrian C

SchweigmanKurt

WatersJoel

PachecoSteve

Brings PlentyTrevino L

Disciplina

811/.540808975243

Soggetti

Indians of North America

Dakota Indians

American poetry - Indian authors

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di contenuto

Trevino L. Brings Plenty -- Steve Pacheco -- Joel Waters -- Luke Warm Water.

Sommario/riassunto

Here's the myth: Native Americans are people of great spiritual depth, in touch with the rhythms of the earth, rhythms that they celebrate through drumming and dancing. They love the great outdoors and are completely in tune with the natural world. They can predict the weather by glancing at the sky, or hearing a crow cry, or somehow. Who knows exactly how? The point of the myth is that Indians are, well, special. Different from white people, but in a good way.       The four young male Native American poets whose work is brought together in this startling collection would probably raise h