5/29/2023 0 Comments There there bookThey usually end up with the protagonist returning to reservation to reclaim their indigeneity and get back to their roots. Some are set in the city, but end up being a cautionary tale of what happens when you step away from your community. Many stories use the reservation as the center of Native community and culture. However, while I loved reading stories by Native authors, I didn’t see myself reflected in them. (I was and still am disheartened by the allegations of sexual harassment against Sherman Alexie). That movie, and the short story collection it was based on, opened up a new world for me of Native stories authored by Native People. This changed for me when I saw Smoke Signals and read The Lone Ranger and Tonto Fistfight in Heaven. I grew up without a connection to a Native community and so a lot of my references of Native Americans – aside from my mother, aunt, and uncle – came from the media, which usually does a poor job of representing Natives. Books were a way to explore my identity and learn about Native people. I’ve read a lot of books by Native authors. I read There There when it came out two summers ago. This week MSA is collaborating with the Center for Native American and Indigenous Research and the Office of Institutional Diversity and Inclusion, and the American Indian Center of Chicago to host author Tommy Orange, who will discuss his book There There.
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