The heartbeat of Wounded Knee : life in Native America
by Treuer, David (Author), Keenan, Sheila (Adapter)
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"Since the late 1800s, it has been believed that Native American civilization has been wiped from the United States. The Heartbeat of Wounded Knee argues that Native American culture is far from defeated-if anything, it is thriving as much today as it was one hundred years ago. The Heartbeat of Woun... Full description
| Summary: |
"Since the late 1800s, it has been believed that Native American civilization has been wiped from the United States. The Heartbeat of Wounded Knee argues that Native American culture is far from defeated-if anything, it is thriving as much today as it was one hundred years ago. The Heartbeat of Wounded Knee looks at Native American culture as it exists today-and the fight to preserve language and traditions"-- |
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| Physical Description: |
275 pages : illustrations (black and white), map (black and white) ; 24 cm |
| Audience: |
Ages 12 and up Grades 10-12 |
| Bibliography: |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: |
9780593203477 059320347X |
| Author Notes: |
David Treuer is Ojibwe from the Leech Lake Reservation in northern Minnesota. The author of four previous novels, most recently Prudence , and two books of nonfiction, he has also written for The New York Times , Los Angeles Times , Esquire , Slate , and The Washington Post , among others. He has a PhD in anthropology and teaches literature and creative writing at the University of Southern California. |