{"product_id":"indian-voices-listening-to-native-americans-paperback-softback-9780813554181","title":"Indian Voices; Listening to Native Americans (Paperback \/ softback) 9780813554181","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eIndian Voices\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eListening to Native Americans\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eAlison Owings (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9780813554181\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePaperback \/ softback, published 1 October 2012\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e392 pages\u003cbr\u003e23.5 x 15.6 x 2.5 cm, 0.54 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\u003cdiv\u003e\"A rich collection that is poignant, funny, heartbreaking, and very real. The vast diversity in Native America is evident. The book is engaging and thoughtfully conceived and effectively communicates Owings’s central thesis-that Native Americans are alive, well, and thriving and have much to teach and share with the rest of us. Recommended for all readers of nonfiction, and highly recommended for anyone living in or near Native communities.\"\u003c\/div\u003e (Library Journal) \u003cdiv\u003e\"Many years of interviews and research have resulted in this book, an impressive sampling of contemporary lives of Native Americans. Focusing on 23 individuals from an almost equal number of tribal backgrounds, Owings is an engaging and skillful interepreter of each life story. Their stories are powerful and enlightening; their intimate nature probably has as much to do with the generosity of the people who participated in the project as with Owing's formidable skills as a researcher, interviewer, and writer. Highly recommended.\"\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e (Choice) \u003cdiv\u003e\"Owings' chronicle is enlightening for all who wish to understand 'Where is Native America now?'\"\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e (Booklist) \u003cdiv\u003e\"Owings is a good writer and an even better listener. She manages to present the stories told by real-life Natives\/Indians\/Tribal People with attention to detail and as accurately as a person outside the culture probably could. She brings her own perspective to the stories and although these asides may make many Natives\/Indians smile in all-too familiar recognition of encounters with non-Natives, they also help to illustrate the uniqueness of Native\/Tribal culture. This book is an excellent addition to the ongoing conversation between Natives and non-Natives and it also enhances mutual understanding among the Peoples of this country.\"\u003c\/div\u003e (Native Peoples Law Caucus Newsletter) \u003cdiv\u003e\"This is a model of what a good oral history book should be. Owings tells our stories honestly, eloquently and without her own baggage, and our people’s stories don’t pull many punches either. Survivance shines through in every chapter.\"\u003c\/div\u003e - John D. Berry (American Indian Library Association) \u003cdiv\u003e\"Owings' writing can be summed up in one word: entralling. Her vivid prose brings the scenes and stories to life in detail.\"\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e (Bismark Tribune) \u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Occasionally startling, often humorous, and always thought-provoking. A captivating book about contemporary Native American life.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e (San Jose Mercury News) \u003cdiv\u003e\"An important (and entertaining!) new book on Native Americans that lets the real experts do the talking.\"\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e (Indian Country Today) \u003cdiv\u003e\"Alison Owings does an outstanding job of just what this book promises to address in the title, \u003ci\u003eListening to Native Americans\u003c\/i\u003e. Owings is\u003cbr\u003ea recognized journalist, and her work as an oral historian observing, listening, and sometimes participating in day-to-day American Indian life makes this book a welcome and must-read addition to the small number of books that focus on contemporary American Indians.\"\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e (American Indian Quarterly) \u003cdiv\u003e\"Owings assembles interviews with Native Americans from across the nation that achieve a remarkable level of intimacy. Her descriptions are rich in detail, her stories and statistics captivating. This engrossing, affecting book should be mandatory reading in American history classes..\"\u003c\/div\u003e (Publishers Weekly (starred review)) \u003cdiv\u003e\"I loved \u003ci\u003eIndian Voices\u003c\/i\u003e. And it was great fun to read because it is about real people in contemporary times.\"\u003c\/div\u003e - Jacqueline Johnson-Pata (Tlingit) (Executive Director, Congress of American Indians) \u003cdiv\u003e\"Vital voices from Indigenous peoples have long been shrouded, interpreted, misinterpreted, or just plain ignored. Owings's humanity and journalistic instincts lead us where few non-Natives have ventured. Truly a must read.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e - Jackie Old Coyote (Apsaalooke) (The Harvard Project on American Indian Economic Development) \u003cdiv\u003e\"Alison Owings is a brilliant listener. Otherwise she wouldn't have been able to interview so many native people and have them talk about their lives, their dreams, their accomplishments with such intimacy.\"\u003c\/div\u003e - Jake Page (author of In the Hands of the Great Spirit) \u003cdiv\u003e\"This is the United States of Native America at its best! Owings brilliantly weaves together the grassroots narratives and heart-felt stories that she gathered in her travels throughout Indian Country. The result is a stunning and eye-opening book, written in page-turning prose, that reveals the emotions, pains, and humor of Native Americans. Whether you know nothing about Indians or just want to know more, you need to read this book!\"\u003c\/div\u003e - Donald L. Fixico (Shawnee, Sac \u0026amp; Fox, Muscogee Creek, and Seminole) (Professor of History, Arizona State University) \u003cdiv\u003e\"This is the United States of Native America at its best! Owings brilliantly weaves together the grassroots narratives and heart-felt stories that she gathered in her travels throughout Indian Country. The result is a stunning and eye-opening book, written in page-turning prose, that reveals the emotions, pains, and humor of Native Americans. Whether you know nothing about Indians or just want to know more, you need to read this book!\"\u003c\/div\u003e - Donald L. Fixico (Shawnee, Sac \u0026amp; Fox, Muscogee Creek, and Seminole) (Professor of History, Arizona State University) \u003cdiv\u003e\"Alison Owings is a brilliant listener. Otherwise she wouldn't have been able to interview so many native people and have them talk about their lives, their dreams, their accomplishments with such intimacy.\"\u003c\/div\u003e - Jake Page (author of In the Hands of the Great Spirit) \u003cdiv\u003e\"Vital voices from Indigenous peoples have long been shrouded, interpreted, misinterpreted, or just plain ignored. Owings's humanity and journalistic instincts lead us where few non-Natives have ventured. Truly a must read.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e - Jackie Old Coyote (Apsaalooke) (The Harvard Project on American Indian Economic Development) \u003cdiv\u003e\"I loved \u003ci\u003eIndian Voices\u003c\/i\u003e. And it was great fun to read because it is about real people in contemporary times.\"\u003c\/div\u003e - Jacqueline Johnson-Pata (Tlingit) (Executive Director, Congress of American Indians) \u003cdiv\u003e\"Owings assembles interviews with Native Americans from across the nation that achieve a remarkable level of intimacy. Her descriptions are rich in detail, her stories and statistics captivating. This engrossing, affecting book should be mandatory reading in American history classes..\"\u003c\/div\u003e (Publishers Weekly (starred review)) \u003cdiv\u003e\"Alison Owings does an outstanding job of just what this book promises to address in the title, \u003ci\u003eListening to Native Americans\u003c\/i\u003e. Owings is\u003cbr\u003ea recognized journalist, and her work as an oral historian observing, listening, and sometimes participating in day-to-day American Indian life makes this book a welcome and must-read addition to the small number of books that focus on contemporary American Indians.\"\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e (American Indian Quarterly) \u003cdiv\u003e\"An important (and entertaining!) new book on Native Americans that lets the real experts do the talking.\"\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e (Indian Country Today) \u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Occasionally startling, often humorous, and always thought-provoking. A captivating book about contemporary Native American life.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e (San Jose Mercury News) \u003cdiv\u003e\"Owings' writing can be summed up in one word: entralling. Her vivid prose brings the scenes and stories to life in detail.\"\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e (Bismark Tribune) \u003cdiv\u003e\"This is a model of what a good oral history book should be. Owings tells our stories honestly, eloquently and without her own baggage, and our people’s stories don’t pull many punches either. Survivance shines through in every chapter.\"\u003c\/div\u003e - John D. Berry (American Indian Library Association) \u003cdiv\u003e\"Owings is a good writer and an even better listener. She manages to present the stories told by real-life Natives\/Indians\/Tribal People with attention to detail and as accurately as a person outside the culture probably could. She brings her own perspective to the stories and although these asides may make many Natives\/Indians smile in all-too familiar recognition of encounters with non-Natives, they also help to illustrate the uniqueness of Native\/Tribal culture. This book is an excellent addition to the ongoing conversation between Natives and non-Natives and it also enhances mutual understanding among the Peoples of this country.\"\u003c\/div\u003e (Native Peoples Law Caucus Newsletter) \u003cdiv\u003e\"From noted journalist and author Alison Owings comes an exciting new book, \u003ci\u003eIndian Voices\u003c\/i\u003e. For this innovative oral history project, Owings crossed the country and spoke to Native people from a variety of tribes. Their conversations with Owings convey the wealth of experiences that make up Native American life in the twenty-first century.\"\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e (News From Native California) \u003cdiv\u003e\"Owings' chronicle is enlightening for all who wish to understand 'Where is Native America now?'\"\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e (Booklist) \u003cdiv\u003e\"Many years of interviews and research have resulted in this book, an impressive sampling of contemporary lives of Native Americans. Focusing on 23 individuals from an almost equal number of tribal backgrounds, Owings is an engaging and skillful interepreter of each life story. Their stories are powerful and enlightening; their intimate nature probably has as much to do with the generosity of the people who participated in the project as with Owing's formidable skills as a researcher, interviewer, and writer. Highly recommended.\"\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e (Choice) \u003cdiv\u003e\"A rich collection that is poignant, funny, heartbreaking, and very real. The vast diversity in Native America is evident. The book is engaging and thoughtfully conceived and effectively communicates Owings’s central thesis-that Native Americans are alive, well, and thriving and have much to teach and share with the rest of us. Recommended for all readers of nonfiction, and highly recommended for anyone living in or near Native communities.\"\u003c\/div\u003e (Library Journal)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn\u003ci\u003e Indian Voices\u003c\/i\u003e, Alison Owings takes readers on a fresh journey across America, east to west, north to south, and around again. Owings's most recent oral history-engagingly written in a style that entertains and informs-documents what Native Americans say about themselves, their daily lives, and the world around them.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eYoung and old from many tribal nations speak with candor, insight, and (unknown to many non-Natives) humor about what it is like to be a Native American in the twenty-first century. Through intimate interviews many also express their thoughts about the sometimes staggeringly ignorant, if often well-meaning, non-Natives they encounter-some who do not realize Native Americans still exist, much less that they speak English, have cell phones, use the Internet, and might attend powwows and power lunches.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIndian Voices, an inspiring and important contribution to the literature about the original Americans, will make every reader rethink the past-and present-of the United States.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cdiv\u003ePreface \u003cbr\u003eIntroduction \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e1 A Man of the Dawn: Darrell Newell (passamaquoddy) \u003cbr\u003e2 \"Indians 101\": Elizabeth Lohah Homer (Osage) \u003cbr\u003e3 A Trio of Lumbees: Pamela Brooks Sweeny, Curt Locklear, and Mary Ann Cummings Jacobs \u003cbr\u003e4 Elders of the Haudenosaunee: Darwin Hill (Towanda Seneca) and Geraldine Green (Cattaraugus Seneca) \u003cbr\u003e5 City Kid: Ansel Deon (Lakota\/Navajo) \u003cbr\u003e6 The Drum Keeper: Rosemary Berens (Ojibwe) \u003cbr\u003e7 \"How's everybody doing tonight?\": Marcus Frejo, aka Quese IMC (Pawnee\/Seminole) \u003cbr\u003e8 Tales from Pine Ridge: Karen Artichoker, with Heath Ducheneaux and Dwanna Oldson (Lakota) \u003cbr\u003e9 \"Get over it!\" and Other Suggestions: Patty Talahongva (Hopi) \u003cbr\u003e10 The Former President: Claudia Vigil-Muniz (Jicarilla Apache) \u003cbr\u003e11 Practicing Medicine: Harrison Baheshone (Navajo) \u003cbr\u003e12 The Kin of Sacajawea: Emma George and Summer Morning Baldwin (Lehmi Shoshone) \u003cbr\u003e13 Indian Humor: Carol Craig (Yakama) \u003cbr\u003e14 Powwow Power: Yom Phillips (Kiowa)\u003cbr\u003e15 Relearning for Life: Henry Frank (Yurok) \u003cbr\u003e16 Eskimo Ice Cream: Christine Guy (Yup'ik) \u003cbr\u003e17 Aloha from Hawai'i: Charles Ka'upu Jr. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eConclusion \u003cbr\u003eNotes \u003cbr\u003eAcknowledgements \u003cbr\u003eIndex \u003c\/div\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Rutgers University Press","offers":[{"title":"Brand New","offer_id":52702127980824,"sku":"9780813554181","price":22.19,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/indian-voices-listening-to-native-americans-paperback-softback-9780813554181","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}