Rez life an Indian's journey through reservation life
Novelist David Treuer examines Native American reservation life--past and present--illuminating misunderstood contemporary issues of sovereignty, treaty rights, and natural-resource conservation while also exploring crime and poverty, casinos and wealth, and the preservation of native language and c...
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| Format: | Books Print Book |
| Language: | English |
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New York :
Atlantic Monthly Press,
2012.
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| Edition: | 1st ed |
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| Summary: | Novelist David Treuer examines Native American reservation life--past and present--illuminating misunderstood contemporary issues of sovereignty, treaty rights, and natural-resource conservation while also exploring crime and poverty, casinos and wealth, and the preservation of native language and culture. |
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| Item Description: | Maps on endpapers. |
| Physical Description: | 330 p. : ill., maps ; 24 cm. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references. |
| ISBN: | 9780802119711 0802119719 |
| Author Notes: | David Treuer is the author of three novels-- Little, The Hiawatha, and The Translation of Dr. Appeles --and Native American Fiction: A User's Manual , a book of essays. A professor of literature and creative writing at USC, Treuer is the co-editor of the American Indian Culture and Research Journal. He divides his time between Los Angeles and Leech Lake Reservation in Minnesota. |
