Native Writers: Voices of Power

Authors: Kim Sigafus and Lyle Ernst

Publisher: Orca Books (2012)

Learn about the life events and aspirations that shaped the voices of ten influential Native writers, whose novels, short stories and plays encompass the soul of Native life. Learn how these writers draw from personal experience to create situations and characters that are entertaining and poignant.

Featured writers include: Marilyn Dumont (Cree/Métis), Joseph Boyden (Cree/Métis), Louise Erdrich (Ojibwa), Joseph Bruchac (Abenaki), Tomson Highway (Cree), Maria Campbell (Métis), N. Scott Momaday (Kiowa/Cherokee), Sherman Alexie (Spokane/Coeur d'Alene), Tim Tingle (Choctaw), Nicola Campbell (Interior Salish of Nsəlxcin), and Nsilx (Okanagan/Métis).