Sister Nations: Native American Women Writers on Community

By Heid Erdrich and Heid E. Erdrich

Book Overview

This anthology of fiction, prose, and poetry celebrates the rich diversity of writing by Native American women today. Editors Heid E. Erdrich and Laura Tohe have gathered stories from across the nation that celebrate, record, and explore Native American women's roles in community. The result is a rich tapestry that contains work by established writers along with emerging and first-time authors. Contributors include Louise Erdrich, Joy Harjo, Diane Glancy, Elizabeth Cook-Lynn, Allison Hedge Coke, LeAnne Howe, Roberta Hill, Kim Blaeser, Linda LeGarde Grover, with a foreword by Winona LaDuke.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0873514270
• ISBN13: 9780873514279
• Release Date: April 2002
• Publisher: Minnesota Historical Society Press
• Length: 252 Pages
• Weight: 1.06 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 5.8" x 8.8"

Customer Reviews

A must-have book

An indispensable volume of Native American writing. Every library, home, and school should have a copy.

a wonderful anthology

This anthology of contemporary Native women's voices is the first of its kind to weave a plethora of voices and visions together. Many great authors and works in the book. A worthwhile purchase!