Through the eye of the deer : an anthology of Native American women writers

Anderson, Carolyn Dunn, 1965- (Added Author). Comfort, Carol. (Added Author).

Summary: "Animal stories have been handed down through the rich oral traditions of over five hundred distinct American Indian languages and cultures, offering understanding about and guidance to the natural and social worlds. The fiction and poetry gathered in this collection honor these traditions, retelling and reshaping traditional narratives, at once recalling their ancient wisdom and renewing their spirit in new contexts."--BOOK JACKET.

Record details

Physical Description: print
245 p. ; 23 cm.
Edition: 1st ed.
Publisher: San Francisco : Aunt Lute Books, c1999.

Content descriptions

Formatted Contents Note:

Introduction / Carolyn Dunn and Carol Comfort -- I. Stories of Birth and Creation -- Prologue / Paula Gunn Allen. Coyote, It Seems / Shaunna McCovey. Blue Horses Rush In / Luci Tapahonso. At Sugarloaf, 1996 / Cheryl Savageau. Owl Woman / Lela Northeross Wakely. Awakening / Carmen Buchanan. Form / Karen Lynn Wallace. The Spirit Chief Names the Animal People / Mourning Dove -- II. Women's Rites of Passage: Power and Knowledge. Deer Dancer / Joy Harjo. Atasdi: Fish Story / Dawn Karima Pettigrew. The Wisdom of Crows / MariJo Moore. hungry is the wolf / Jody Nokwisa and Peiffer-Willett. A Glimpse of Guardians / Monelle Boyett Holley. Reparations / Roberta Hill. Killing the Bear / Judith Minty. Coyote Tails / Shaunna McCovey. Coyotismo / Janice Gould. Coyote Learns a New Trick / Beth Brant. Coyote Woman / Anita Endrezze. Petroglyph / Deborah Miranda. Deer / Deborah Miranda. Estoy-eh-muut and the Kunideeyahs / Leslie Marmon Silko.