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Rachel's Children
Beard, Steve; Beardslee, Lois
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Description for Rachel's Children
hardcover. Tells the story of a contemporary Ojibwa household and the woman and her children who are at its core. As their lives unfold, we understand how traditional beliefs help Rachel's family cope as they encounter racism in rural Michigan. Series: Contemporary Native American Communities. Num Pages: 160 pages. BIC Classification: FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 233 x 164 x 16. Weight in Grams: 367.
Rachel's Children is a true story, based on real events. It is an engaging and humorous account of a contemporary Ojibwa household and the woman and her children who are at its core. As their lives unfold, we understand how traditional beliefs and oral history help Rachel and her family cope as they encounter racism and educational discrimination in rural northern Michigan. When a white educator arrives in RachelOs household to learn about 'Indians,' she discovers the harsh reality of backwoods life. Beardslee is the queen of sucker punches—she writes in an unexpected combination of ethnography, theatrical script, and novel, ... Read more
Rachel's Children is a true story, based on real events. It is an engaging and humorous account of a contemporary Ojibwa household and the woman and her children who are at its core. As their lives unfold, we understand how traditional beliefs and oral history help Rachel and her family cope as they encounter racism and educational discrimination in rural northern Michigan. When a white educator arrives in RachelOs household to learn about 'Indians,' she discovers the harsh reality of backwoods life. Beardslee is the queen of sucker punches—she writes in an unexpected combination of ethnography, theatrical script, and novel, ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
AltaMira Press,U.S. United States
Number of pages
160
Condition
New
Series
Contemporary Native American Communities
Number of Pages
160
Place of Publication
California, United States
ISBN
9780759106895
SKU
V9780759106895
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Ref
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About Beard, Steve; Beardslee, Lois
Lois Beardslee has been a teacher and writer for 25 years. She is also an accomplished artist whose works are in public and private collections worldwide. She is the author of Lies to Live By (Michigan State University Press, 2003).
Reviews for Rachel's Children
Using contemporary stories that put to test the values of the traditional stories, Rachel's Children is a collection of laugh-out-loud narratives and a searing indictment of racism in the United States.
Beverly Slapin, Oyate Rachel's Children is gripping. It starts at a gallop and reads fast, pulling the reader along.
Sault Area Arts Council
I am not ... Read more
Beverly Slapin, Oyate Rachel's Children is gripping. It starts at a gallop and reads fast, pulling the reader along.
Sault Area Arts Council
I am not ... Read more