With wry humor and imaginative acuity, noted writer Gerald Vizenor
offers compelling glimpses of modern Native American life and the
different ways that Native Americans and whites interact, fight,
and resolve their conflicts. The elusive borderland between white
and Native American cultures is further complicated by exchanges of
money, services, language, and skills that make up what Vizenor
calls the "new fur trade." When Native Americans resist dominance,
they fight back incisively and creatively with humor in the
strategic word wars of survivance over victimry. Vizenor
illuminates the troubling encounters and distant reaches of this
modernist fur trade through his creative narratives. Especially
memorable is the reincarnation of General George Custer as the head
of Native American programs and the mystifying play of words
between charity agencies and Native Americans. Several of Vizenor's
stories focus on a so-called urban reservation, Franklin Avenue in
Minneapolis. In the last section Vizenor recalls his experiences
and observations while reporting on the murder trial of a young
Native American student, Thomas White Hawk, in South Dakota.
General
Is the information for this product incomplete, wrong or inappropriate?
Let us know about it.
Does this product have an incorrect or missing image?
Send us a new image.
Is this product missing categories?
Add more categories.
Review This Product
No reviews yet - be the first to create one!
Welcome to Loot.co.za!
Sign in / Register |Wishlists & Gift Vouchers |Help | Advanced search
