Linda Hogan
Author
Publisher
W.W. Norton
Pub. Date
c2008
Language
English
Description
Raised in a remote seaside village, Thomas Witka Just marries Ruth, his beloved since infancy. But an ill-fated decision to fight in Vietnam changes his life forever: cut off from his Native American community, he fathers a child with another woman. When he returns home a hero, he finds his tribe in conflict over the decision to hunt a whale, both a symbol of spirituality and rebirth and a means of survival. In the end, he reconciles his two existences,...
Author
Publisher
W.W. Norton
Pub. Date
c2001
Language
English
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Description
In this book, the author recounts her difficult childhood as the daughter of an army sergeant, her love affair at age fifteen with an older man, the legacy of alcoholism, the troubled history of her adopted daughters, and her own physical struggles since a recent horse accident. She shows how historic and emotional pain are passed down through generations, blending personal history with stories of important Indian figures of the past such as Lozen,...
3) Power
Author
Language
English
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Description
Sixteen-year-old Native American Omishto, member of the Taiga tribe, whose numbers are dwindling as much as the endangered--and federally protected--Florida panther that the tribe considers an ancestor, is torn between her Westernized mother and her traditional aunt Ama, a tribal elder who kills a panther in a desperate act to save her people.
6) Mean spirit
Author
Publisher
Ivy Books
Pub. Date
1992, c1990
Language
English
Description
The Grayclouds discover oil on their Oklahoma ranch in the 1920s and that sets off a continuous round of crime and suffering.
Author
Publisher
Beacon Press
Pub. Date
[2020]
Language
English
Description
"In these essays and poems, Hogan depicts her own intense relationships with animals as an example to the rest of us"--
"Concerned that human lives and the natural world are too often defined by people who are separated from the land and its inhabitants, Indigenous writer and environmentalist Linda Hogan depicts her own intense relationships with animals as an example we all can follow to heal our souls and reconnect with the spirit of the world....
Author
Publisher
Schiffer Publishing
Pub. Date
[2024]
Language
English
Description
"Through art photography and prose, this book addresses the fragility, beauty, and cultural value of preserving endangered languages, particulary Indigenous languages, at a time when Indigenous and diversity issues are at the forefront of our national conversations. In a groundbreaking project turned into a national touring exhibition, endangered-language speaker, poet, and photojournalist B. A. Van Sise worked with endangered-language speakers, learners,...