BOOK REVIEWS
Indigenous (Aboriginal) writers and books
Reviewed by Ramona Kiyoshk
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Many of these reviews appeared in the Seminole Tribune, Wawatay Online, Foxy magazine, the Globe and Mail, and on various publisher's websites. Some reviews are available by email request. Others I have linked here. Send an email request to:
The Birchbark House; The Game of Silence - two books by Louise Erdrich. Enchanting fiction for the young at heart
How It Is: The Native American Philosophy of V. F. Cordova - Edited by Kathleen Dean Moore; Kurt Peters, Ted Jojola, Amber Lacy - University of Arizona, Tucson, Arizona Press
Ragged Company . . . by Richard Wagamese
Will's Garden . . . by Lee Maracle
Red Rooms . . . by Cherie Dimaline - Anskohk Aboriginal Literature Festival and Book Awards; Winner - Fiction Book of the Year Award 2007
Tribal Policing: Asserting Sovereignty, Seeking Justice . . . by Eileen Luna-Firebaugh, University of Arizona Press
The Womens Warrior Society . . . by Lois Beardslee. Published by The University of Arizona Press, Tucson, AZ for Sun Tracks, An American Indian Literary Series. April 2008
Crossing Bok Chitto: A Choctaw Tale of Friendship & Freedom by Tim Tingle - Tim Tingle's first book, Walking the Choctaw Road, a collection of memories of Choctaw elders, was chosen by Storytelling World Magazine as the Best Anthology, 2003
A Seminole Legend: The Life of Betty Mae Jumper by Betty Mae Jumper and Patsy West, University of Florida Press.
Night Sun and the Seven Directions . . . by Spencer G. Lone Tree - Young adult fiction
Through Black Spruce . . . by Joseph Boyden - Winner of the 2008 Scotiabank Giller Prize
Children Left Behind: The Dark Legacy of Indian Mission Boarding Schools . . . by Tim Giago. Illustrated by Denise Giago - Winner of 2007 Independent Publisher Bronze Award
Having Diabetes and Acting in an Honorable Way . . . by Mitchell Cypress, Chairman of the Seminole Tribe of Florida
The Enduring Seminoles: From Alligator Wrestling to Casino Gaming, Revised and Expanded Edition . . . by Patty West.
Seminole Views: A Postcard Panorama of Americas Only Unconquered Tribe . . . by Emmett H. J. Snellings, Jr.
A Fire Under the Chickee Published by the Seminole Tribe of Florida Health Department
Mother Earth, Father Skyline: A Souvenir Book of Native New York Published by the Smithsonian Institution's National Museum of the American Indian.
AUDIO COMPACT DISC
Pulling Down the Clouds: Contemporary Native Writers Read their Work at the National Museum of the American Indian at the Smithsonian Institution. One disc, 20 selections, 15 writers, and one full-color booklet. Released: November 2007.
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Ramona Kiyoshk, reviewer for the Wawatay News (Sioux Lookout, ON) noted: Through Black Spruce is remarkable for its revealing portrayal of the Crees of Moosenee and its tangible depiction of life in the north, as well as the storytelling acumen of the author. His refreshing perspective . . . will do much for this misunderstood part of our country.
From the website:
www.cbabook.org/files/LibrisAwards/LibrisNomineeProfiles09
"Nice website. I will bookmark it for indigenous authors.
Thank you."
Karen Richins, City of Palo Alto
"The write-up was sensational. Thank you so much for the kind words."
Suzanne Davis, Indian Health Services, Florida, (Fire Under the Chickee)
