Rachel's Children
Stories from a Contemporary Native American Woman
Rachel's Children is a true story, based on real events. It is an engaging and humorous account of a contemporary Ojibwa household and the woman and her children who are at its core. As their lives unfold, we understand how traditional beliefs and oral history help Rachel and her family cope as they encounter racism and educational discrimination in rural northern Michigan. When a white educator arrives in Rachel's household to learn about Indians, she discovers the harsh reality of backwoods life. Beardslee is the queen of sucker punches-she writes in an unexpected combination of ethnography, theatrical script, and novel, echoing the Ojibwa…
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Produktdetails
- ISBN: 978-0-7591-0690-1
- EAN: 9780759106901
- Produktnummer: 1353463
- Verlag: Altamira Press
- Sprache: Englisch
- Erscheinungsjahr: 2004
- Seitenangabe: 156 S.
- Masse: H22.9 cm x B15.2 cm x D0.8 cm 237 g
- Abbildungen: Paperback
- Gewicht: 237
Über den Autor
Lois Beardslee has been a teacher and writer for 25 years. She is also an accomplished artist whose works are in public and private collections worldwide. She is the author of Lies to Live By (Michigan State University Press, 2003).
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