Through the Eye of the Deer An Anthology of Native American Women Writers

Name: Through the Eye of the Deer An Anthology of Native American Women Writers
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ISBN: 9781879960589

ISBN-10: 1879960583

ISBN-13: 9781879960589

Edition: 1999

Authors: Carolyn Dunn, Carol Comfort

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By bringing together the voices of Native American women writers across time, regions, and tribes, this collection makes visible a dynamic tradition of women's wisdom and storytelling. From early legends to present-day fiction and poetry, this tradition emphasizes women's spiritual connection to the natural world and their contributions to tribal and familial community. Central to women's strength is the role of animal figures-Coyote, Owl, Beaver and Bear-who act as guides, helpers, and personal totems, appearing unexpectedly in the modern urban landscape as well as being a constant presence in nature. The work of more than forty authors appears in this volume, representing tribes and…

Book details

List price: $22.95
Copyright year: 1999
Publisher: Aunt Lute Books
Publication date: 9/15/1999
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 284
Size: 6.25" wide x 9.25" long x 0.75" tall
Weight: 0.836
Language: English



Introduction




Stories of Birth and Creation


Prologue



Coyote, It Seems



Blue Horses Rush In



At Sugarloaf, 1996



Owl Woman



Awakening



Form



The Spirit Chief Names the Animal People




Women's Rites of Passage: Power and Knowledge


Deer Dancer



Atasdi: Fish Story



The Wisdom of Crows



hungry is the wolf



A Glimpse of Guardians



Reparations



Killing the Bear



Coyote Tails



Coyotismo



Coyote Learns a New Trick



Coyote Woman



Petroglyph



Deer



Estoy-eh-muut and the Kunideeyahs



Salmon Creek Road Kill



Spirit Man



Reina la del Norte




Women's Rituals: Men, Women, Family, and Kinship


The Deer Women



Mother's Message About the Oniarekowa



Story About Kunyeip



Story About Coyote



Bush's Mourning Feast



sturgeon



Weaver



thirty pieces



Above the Canyon Floor



A Story for Shatanni Ohoyo



Earthshaking Laughter



Cottonwood



The New Coyote




Women's Mysteries: Regeneration


The Dolphin Walking Stick



Onaubin Geezis / Crust on the Snow Sun



From the Sacred Stones of Coyote



Beaver Woman



Images of Salmon and You



Blackfish Meditation



Skin



Blood Sacrifice



Grampa's Song for Little Bear



Wailing With the Wolves



A Skin You Shed



Windhorse



Ggaal Comes Upriver



The Snake People



I Am the Real Hollywood Indian



Wolf Warrior