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Author:   Siobhan Senier
Publisher:   University of Nebraska Press
Imprint:   University of Nebraska Press
Dimensions:   Width: 15.20cm , Height: 4.30cm , Length: 22.90cm
Weight:   0.971kg
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9780803246867

ISBN 10:   0803246862
Pages:   716
Publication Date:   01 September 2014
Audience:   General/trade ,  General
Format:   Paperback
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"Acknowledgments Introduction by Siobhan Senier MI’KMAQ Introduction by Jaime Battiste Chief Stephen Augustine Mi’kmaq Creation Story Grand Council of the Mi’kmaq Nation The Covenant Chain Elsie Charles Basque (b. 1916) From Here to There Rita Joe (1932–2007) From Song of Rita Joe Daniel N. Paul (b. 1938) From We Were Not the Savages Marie Battiste (b. 1949) Structural Unemployment: The Mi’kmaq Experience James Sakej Youngblood Henderson (b. 1944) Mi’kmaq Treaties Lorne Simon (1960–1994) From Stones and Switches Lindsay Marshall (b. 1960) Clay Pots and Bones Mainkewin? (Are You Going to Maine?) Progress Jaime Battiste (b. 1979) From “Understanding the Progression of Mi’kmaq Law” Alice Azure (b. 1940) Repatriation Soliloquy Mi’kmaq Haiku Starlit Simon (b. 1983) Without a Microphone In Quest of Road Kill Notes Further Reading MALISEET Introduction by Juana Perley Gabe Acquin (1839–1901) Pictograph Chief James Paul Letter to Edward Sapir, 1911 Henry “Red Eagle” Perley (1885–1972) The Red Man’s Burden Shirley Bear Freeport, Maine History Resource Material Baqwa’sun, Wuli Baqwa’sun September Morning Fragile Freedoms Andrea Bear Nicholas Linguicide, the Killing of Languages, and the Case for Immersion Education Chief Brenda Commander (b. 1958) Open Letter to Barack Obama Mihku Paul (b. 1958) The Ballad of Gabe Acquin The Water Road Return 20th Century PowWow Playland Trade in the 21st Century Notes Further Reading PASSAMAQUODDY Introduction by Donald Soctomah Sopiel Soctomah (1755–1820) Wampum Reading Chief Francis Joseph Neptune (1735–1834) Speech, 1813 Deacon Sockabasin (1790–1888) Save the Fish and Wildlife and Return Our Land! Joseph Stanislaus (1800–1880) ""You don’t make the trees . . ."" Sopiel Selmore (1814–1903) Megaque’s Last Battle Tomah Joseph (1837–1914) The Power of One’s Will Lewis Mitchell (1847–1930) Speech before the Maine State Legislature, 1887 Letter to Charles Godfrey Leland Sylvia Gabriel (1929–2003) Wounded Be From Dusk to Dawn Peter Mitchell (1929–1978) Open Letter to Americans Mary Ellen Stevens (Socobasin, 1947–1988) Passamaquoddy Girl Donald Soctomah (b. 1955) Skicin Love Forever Tribal Love Sacred Color Red Vera Francis (b. 1958) Technology Meets Ecology: Passamaquoddy Bay Dawna Meader (b. 1959) Gordon Island Seasons Dream of the Hunter’s Dance Susie Mitchell Sutton (b. 1963) My Story of the Dragonfly and My Sister Rae-Lee and My MOM! Wendy Newell Dyer (b. 1964) A Warrior’s Homecoming Russell Bassett (b. 1967) A Measure of Timelessness Majestic Beauty Of Life from Life One Aspect of the Journey of Life Kani Malsom (b. 1969) To My Brothers Rolfe Richter (b. 1969) ""Spring drew its first breath the previous day . . ."" Christine Downing (b. 1972) A Summer Day in Motahkomikuk Maggie Neptune Dana (b. 1973) Coming Together Sacred Hoop Ceremony Marie Francis (b. 1975) Diminished Dreams Natalie Dana (b. 1985) Listen Fragmented People With This Pencil Jenny Soctomah (b. 1985) ""The spirit is deep within us . . ."" Ellen Nicholas (b. 1987) The Heart of Sipayik Sipayik Reservation 1974 Cassandra Dana (b. 1992) Kci Woliwon Notes Further Reading PENOBSCOT Introduction by Carol Dana Penobscot Governors and Indians in Council Maine State Power Joseph Nicolar (1827–1894) The Scribe of the Penobscots Sends Us His Weekly Message Molly Spotted Elk (1903–1977) We’re In the Chorus Now Geegis ""I’m free in the world of these carpeted hills . . ."" ""Some ten or few years so ago or more . . ."" Baby Girl The Lost Soul of the Wilderness The Dreamer—Moodas (The Dream Spirit) Northern Lights Fred Ranco (1932–2008) The Avenger ssipsis (b. 1941) Injun Laugh Gewh Huz Donna Loring (b. 1948) The Dark Ages of Education and a New Hope: Teaching Native American History in Maine Schools Carol Dana (b. 1952) Penobscot Home Nation We’re Like the Moss on the Rock Caribou Lake Winter ""Mother of three didn’t know . . ."" ""Pensive in her rocking chair . . ."" Children A Walk to Ktadhin Rhonda Frey (1955–2009) Growing Up with Stereotypes: A Native Woman’s Perspective John Bear Mitchell (b. 1968) What’s It Like Today? (from the Ulnerbeh series) Sherri Mitchell (b. 1969) Nokomis Speaks: Message to the Seventh Generation Sky Woman The Lodge Nick Bear (b. 1985) Dry Funk gladly Treaty of 2010 february weather makes me feel like this Notes Further Reading ABENAKI Introduction by Lisa Brooks Samuel Numphow Letter to Thomas Henchman Kancamagus Petitions, c. 1685 Petition at No. 2, Kwinitekw, 1747 Joseph Laurent (1839–1917) Preface to New Familiar Abenakis and English Dialogues Henry Lorne Masta (1853–?) From Abenaki Indian Legends, Grammar and Place-Names Robert James Tahamont (1891–?) Chief Teedyuscung The Masquerade Ball Stephen Laurent (1909–2001) The Abenakis of Vermont Claudia Mason Chicklas (1926–2008) A Profile in Courage Aunt Mary and Uncle Frank Joseph Bruchac III (b. 1942) From Bowman’s Store Burial Places along the Long River Ndakinna Carol Willette Bachofner (b. 1947) Abenaki Divorce Winter Bringer In the Abenaki Manner Naming Water Wazôliinebi The Old Man’s Walk Planting Moon Kikas Burial Dress Jibaaki Cheryl Savageau (b. 1950) Poison in the Pond Smallpox Where I Want Them Swift River—Kancamagus Before Moving on to Plymouth from Cape Cod—1620 Amber Necklace Trees Looking for Indians French Girls Are Fast Donna Laurent Caruso (b. 1951) The Removal Period Nnd Haiku: A Trilogy Abenaki Filmmaker Earns Luminaria Award Margaret M. Bruchac (b. 1953) War Wounds: Sophie Senecal Goes to Washington Praying Spoils the Hunting Suzanne S. Rancourt (b. 1959) Take From My Hair—Memories of Change Thunderbeings Fanning Fire Singing Across the River Even When the Sky Was Clear When the Air Is Dry James Bruchac (b. 1968) Tracking My Nature Jesse Bruchac (b. 1972) Gluskonba’s Fish Trap (Klosk8ba Adelahigan) Notes Further Reading NIPMUC Introduction by Cheryl Watching Crow Stedtler Wowaus (James Printer, c. 1640–c. 1709) Note Tacked to a Tree, Medfield, Massachusetts, 1676[?] Ransom Note for Mary Rowlandson Ebenezer Hemenway (1804–c. 1878) On the Death of His Mother, February 17, 1847 Zara Ciscoe Brough (1919–1988) Days of Hassanamesit Corrine Bostic (1927–1981) Ballad for Bubba Dedication to the Young: Cuttin’ a Spoonful Touchstones Slatemen For Teachers: A Self-Reminder Richard Spotted Rabbit Massey (1934–2012) Hepsibeth Bowman Crosman Hemenway, 1763–1847 Edwin W. Morse Sr. (Chief Wise Owl, 1929–2010) Chief Wise Owl’s Prayer Kitt Little Turtle (George Munyan, 1940–2004) Coyote Spirit Nipmuck Legend Legend about Hobbamock The Heat Moon Nancy Bright Sky Harris (b. 1952) To Carol and David with Love Woman of the Warrior Wind from Summer The Gifted Porcupine Roach Maker Creator of Life Hear Your People There Was a Time Hawk Henries (b. 1956) Carrying the Flute Cheryl Watching Crow Stedtler (b. 1960) Honoring a Father and a Son Full Circle Never Too Late to Dance ""Circle low . . ."" Pressed Cheryll Toney Holley (b. 1962) A Brief Look at Nipmuc History Bruce Curliss (b. 1965) “Authentic,” Power, and Stuck in My Craw Woman, Mother, Sister, Daughter, Lover Larry Spotted Crow Mann (b. 1967) From “Deal Me In” Heart in the Clouds The Crow Sarah “She Paints Horses” Stedtler (b. 1997) The Fresh Water People An Indian Gathering Indians The Dancer’s Foot Notes Further Reading WAMPANOAG Introduction by Joan Tavares Avant (Granny Squannit) Early Texts in Massachusett Petition from Gay Head Sachem Mittark, 1681 Petition from Gay Head, 1749 Petition from Gay Head to Commissioners of New England Company Alfred DeGrasse (1890–1978) About Poison Ivy The Legend of the Red Eagle Mabel Avant (1892–1964) Interview The Voice of Our Forsaken Church Helen Manning (1919–2008) From Moshup’s Footsteps Frank James (Wamsutta, 1923–2001) National Day of Mourning Helen Attaquin (1923–1993) How Martha’s Vineyard Came to Be From “There Are Differences” Russell Peters (Fast Turtle, 1929–2002) From The Wampanoags of Mashpee Anne Foxx (b. 1950) Historical Continuities in Indigenous Women’s Political Activism: An Interview with Joan Tavares Avant Linda Coombs Holistic History: Including the Wampanoag in an Exhibit at Plimoth Plantation Paula Peters Wampanoag Reflections Beware: Not All Terms Are Fair Game Robert Peters (b. 1962) Grandfather Red Sun Rising Mwalim *7)/Morgan James Peters From A Mixed Medicine Bag Notes Further Reading NARRAGANSETT Introduction by Dawn Dove Letters to Eleazar Wheelock (1760s) Thomas Commuck (1805–1855) Letter to Wilkins Updike, 1837 Letter to Elisha Potter, 1844 The Narragansett Dawn (1935–1936) Editorial (May 1935) The Boston Marathon (May 1935) Editorial (August 1935) “Indian Meeting Day,” by Fred V. Brown (August 1935) Narragansett Tongue: Lesson 11 (March 1936) Fireside Stories (July 1936) Ella Wilcox Sekatau I Found Him on a Hill Top Life and Seasons Must Surely Change For the Children Sometimes I Wish I Could Rage Like You Sure I’m Still Hanging Around Paulla Dove Jennings Speeches Dawn Dove Alienation of Indigenous Students in the Public School System In Order to Understand Thanksgiving, One Must Understand the Sacredness of the Gift000 John Christian Hopkins (b. 1960) Troopers Lead Attack on Narragansett Reservation Tarzan Brown William O. Sad Country Songs Nuweetooun School (2003–2009) “Roaring Brook,” by Lorén M. Spears “The Four Animals” and “The Three Sisters,” by Dasan Everett “The creator made us all . . . ,” by Darrlyn Sand Fry “Sky woman falling from the sky . . . ,” by Laurel Spears Thawn Harris (b. 1978) “Thank You, met Colleagues . . .” Eleanor Dove Harris (b. 1979) TGIF 1 TGIF 2 Letter to California State University Administration, Faculty, and Student Body The Pursuit of Happiness (2005) From “Happiness in Our Own Words,” by Ella Sekatau and Dawn Dove From “Pursuit of Happiness: An Indigenous View on Education,” by Lorén M. Spears Notes Further Reading MOHEGAN Introduction by Stephanie M. Fielding Samson Occom (1723–1791) Montaukett Tribe to the State of New York Mohegan and Niantic Tribes to the Connecticut Assembly “The most remarkable . . . Appearance of Indian Tribes” Joseph Johnson (1751–1776) From His Diaries Letter to Samson Occom Fidelia Fielding (1827–1908) Man’s Relationship with God The Truth of Tomorrow Weather Mary Virginia Morgan (1897–1988) Address at 100th Anniversary of the Mohegan Church Gladys Tantaquidgeon (1899–2005) See the Beauty Surrounding Us An Affectionate Portrait of Frank Speck Jayne Fawcett (b. 1936) Homeland Attic Dawn Pan’s Song Shantok Faith Damon Davison (b. 1940) Mohegan Food Stephanie M. Fielding (b. 1945) Remembrance The Hoop Sharon I. Maynard (b. 1953) Long Island Sound A Winter’s Morn William Donehey (b. 1955) River His Lover Spirit Teacher Freedom The Course of Love Sparrow Again Joe Smith (b. 1956) Fade into White Melissa Tantaquidgeon Zobel (b. 1960) The Window Alysson Troffer (b. 1960) The Little Girl on the Hook Eric Maynard (b. 1976) The Circle “Native American Professor . . .” Madeline Fielding Sayet (b. 1989) When the Whippoorwill Calls Notes Further Reading SCHAGHTICOKE Introduction by Trudie Lamb Richmond and Ruth Garby Torres Howard N. Harris (1900–1967) Letter to the Department of State Parks Irving A. Harris (1931–2005) Letter to Brenden Keleher Trudie Lamb Richmond (b. 1931) Why Does the Past Matter? Eunice Mauwee’s Resistance Was Our Path to Survival Growing Up Indian (or Trying To) in Southern New England Paulette Crone-Morange (1943–2004) From “The Schaghticoke and English Law: A Study of Community Survival” Ruth Garby Torres (b. 1955) Eulogy for Irving Harris Aileen Harris McDonough (b. 1975) How I Became a (Paid) Writer On Loss Wunneanatsu Cason (b. 1980) I’m Off to See the Wizard Deployments and Motherhood Garry Meeches Jr. (b. 1997) Soccer Polar Bear Poem I Am Senses: Hear What Never Dies Build a Poem Notes Further Reading Source Acknowledgments"

Reviews

Anyone with any interest in American Indian literature or indigenous literature of any kind will treasure this innovative book. Siobhan Senier and her learned contributors show us a New England and an America that have been here all along without most Americans suspecting it. - Robert Dale Parker, author of The Invention of Native American Literature Dawnland Voices is a collection of writing that is as bright as the morning sun. It's an amazingly comprehensive collection of the literary work of dozens of indigenous authors from an often overlooked part of Native America, the long-embattled Northeast... The reading public needs to be awakened to the continued existence and the cultural heritage of our peoples, as well as the literary excellence of our many authors. No book that I know of does a better job of that than this brilliantly edited anthology. - Joseph Bruchac, author of Our Stories Remember

Dawnland Voices is a collection of writing that is as bright as the morning sun. It's an amazingly comprehensive collection of the literary work of dozens of indigenous authors from an often overlooked part of Native America, the long-embattled Northeast. . . . The reading public needs to be awakened to the continued existence and the cultural heritage of our peoples, as well as the literary excellence of our many authors. No book that I know of does a better job of that than this brilliantly edited anthology. --Joseph Bruchac, author of Our Stories Remember --Joseph Bruchac (02/28/2014)

Author Information

Siobhan Senier is an associate professor of English and the James H. and Claire Short Hayes Professor in the Humanities at the University of New Hampshire. She is the author of Voices of American Indian Assimilation and Resistance: Helen Hunt Jackson, Sarah Winnemucca, and Victoria Howard and editor of the website Writing of Indigenous New England. 

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