Blonde Indian: An Alaska Native Memoir governance A much-needed #OwnVoices story centered

A much-needed #OwnVoices story centered on First Nations characters and culture

disrupt racist stereotypes and images of Indigenous people

have reclaimed their common cultural heritage in recent years as the Potawatomi Nation

albeit not those that contemporary whites envisioned for them

The assault on identity came in many forms: the shearing off of braids

Blonde Indian: An Alaska Native Memoir governance A much-needed #OwnVoices story centeredIn the spring, the bear returns to the forest, the glacier returns to its source, and the salmon returns to the fresh water where it was spawned. Drawing on the special relationship that the Native people of southeastern Alaska have always had with nature, Blonde Indian is a story about returning. Told in eloquent layers that blend Native stories and metaphor with social and spiritual journeys, this enchanting memoir traces the authors life from her