{"product_id":"i-am-where-i-come-from-native-american-college-students-and-graduates-tell-their-life-stories-hardback-9781501706912","title":"I Am Where I Come from; Native American College Students and Graduates Tell Their Life Stories (Hardback) 9781501706912","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eI Am Where I Come from\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eNative American College Students and Graduates Tell Their Life Stories\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eAndrew C. Garrod (Edited by), Robert Kilkenny (Edited by), Melanie Benson Taylor (Edited by), K. Tsianina Lomawaima (Foreword by)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9781501706912\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eHardback, published 25 April 2017\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e304 pages\u003cbr\u003e22.9 x 15.2 x 2.7 cm, 0.907 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eI Am Where I Come From\u003c\/i\u003e teaches us that... young people, whether they come from the Pacific, from a Native American reservation, or from anywhere else, are glimmers of light in a world that desperately needs them.\u003c\/p\u003e - Peter Sutoris (The Marshall Islands Journal) \u003cp\u003e[T]he writers disclose, in searingly honest and often artful prose, the obstacles that haunted them before, during and after life at Dartmouth, including but not limited to horrific abuses, family dysfunction, intentional racism and racism that was born of ignorance, imposter syndrome, depression, anxiety and coping mechanisms that veered into the realm of self-destruction.\u003c\/p\u003e - Emma Jean Holley (Valley News) \u003cp\u003eThis book will be beneficial to Native college students and those aspiring to college who will recognize their own stories and lives, as the contributors are unafraid of sometimes gritty, always grounded details as well as the big picture. It should prove highly useful as course learning material and a research resource. It also nicely identifies how and why university recruitment strategies, student support, and overall campus experiences frequently fail Native students and their communities.\u003c\/p\u003e (Choice)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"The organizing principle for this anthology is the common Native American heritage of its authors; and yet that thread proves to be the most tenuous of all, as the experience of indigeneity differs radically for each of them.\u003c\/b\u003e While many experience a centripetal pull toward a cohesive Indian experience, the indications throughout these essays lean toward a richer, more illustrative panorama of difference. What tends to bind them together are not cultural practices or spiritual attitudes per se, but rather circumstances that have no exclusive province in Indian country: that is, first and foremost, poverty, and its attendant symptoms of violence, substance abuse, and both physical and mental illness.... Education plays a critical role in such lives: many of the authors recall adoring school as young people, as it constituted a place of escape and a rare opportunity to thrive.... While many of the writers do return to their tribal communities after graduation, ideas about 'home' become more malleable and complicated.\"—from the Introduction\u003ci\u003eI Am Where I Come From\u003c\/i\u003e presents the autobiographies of thirteen Native American undergraduates and graduates of Dartmouth College, ten of them current and recent students. Twenty years ago, Cornell University Press published \u003ci\u003eFirst Person, First Peoples: Native American College Graduates Tell Their Life Stories\u003c\/i\u003e, also about the experiences of Native American students at Dartmouth College.\u003ci\u003e I Am Where I Come From \u003c\/i\u003eaddresses similar themes and experiences, but it is very much a new book for a new generation of college students.Three of the essays from the earlier book are gathered into a section titled \"Continuing Education,\" each followed by a shorter reflection from the author on his or her experience since writing the original essay. All three have changed jobs multiple times, returned to school for advanced degrees, started and increased their families, and, along the way, continuously revised and refined what it means to be Indian.The autobiographies contained in \u003ci\u003eI Am Where I Come From\u003c\/i\u003e explore issues of native identity, adjustment to the college environment, cultural and familial influences, and academic and career aspirations. The memoirs are notable for their eloquence and bravery.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003eIntroduction by Melanie Benson TaylorPart I. Broken: Racial Mixture and Cultural Hybridity1. Seeking to Be Whole, Shannon Prince2. Bringing Back a Piece of the Sky, Blythe George3. \u003ci\u003eChahta hattak sia\u003c\/i\u003e, \"I am a Choctaw Man,\" Preston WellsPart II. An Indian Education: Leaving and Finding Home at Dartmouth College4. Nihalgai Bahane': A Fourth World Story, Jerry Watchman5. Bracelets Upon My Soul, Ma'Ko'Quah Jones6. My Journey to Healing, Kalina NewmarkPart III. Full Circle: Returning and Remaking Home7. Little Woman from Lame Deer, Cinnamon Spear8. Village Girl, AlexAnna Salmon9. Future Ancestor, Hillary Abe10. An Unpredictable Journey, John Around HimPart IV. Continuing Education: NADs Reflect on their Journeys11. I Walk in Beauty Davina, Ruth Begaye Two BearsFollowup: Shí Asdz Baa Davina, Ruth Begaye Two Bears12. The Good Ol' Days When Times Were Bad, Bruce DuthuFollowup: Living Life in a Posture of Humility, Bruce Duthu13. Why Didn't You Teach Me?, Bob BennettFollowup: To Be an Indian is a Rough Life, Bob Bennett\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Cornell University Press","offers":[{"title":"Brand New","offer_id":52607765840152,"sku":"9781501706912","price":85.69,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/i-am-where-i-come-from-native-american-college-students-and-graduates-tell-their-life-stories-hardback-9781501706912","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}