Living the spirit : a gay American Indian anthology /

Living the spirit : a gay American Indian anthology / compiled by Gay American Indians, Will Roscoe, coordinating editor. - New York : St. Martin's Press, c1988. - xiv, 235 p. : ill., ports. 21 cm.

Bibliography: p. 229-235.

Joining a reclaimed past to a vibrant present, this work provides a broad view of male and female homosexuality in Native American cultural history through anthropological reports, biography, mission records, photographs, oral literature, diaries, interviews, essays, autobiographical excerpts, poems, and selections from novels. In the past, individuals whose behavior varied from tribal norms could adopt a variety of honorable roles: healer, artist, mediator, shaman. But homophobia saturates the modern Indian world. Contemporary voices (notably Roscoe, Beth Brant, Paula Gunn Allen, Maurice Kenny, and Chrystos) explain and dramatize survival despite chronic and ritualized oppression. Includes contacts, resources, a list of tribes, and a detailed bibliography. Recommended for subject collections. Rhoda Carroll, Vermont Coll., Montpelier Copyright 1988 Reed Business Information, Inc."www.shelfari"

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American literature
American literature
Gay men--United States.
Gays' writings, American.
Homosexuality
Indians of North America
Indians of North America
Lesbians
Lesbians' writings, American.

PS 509.H57 / .L761 1988