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"Praise for The Forgetters: ""Greg Sarris once again tells us a story filled with stories that lift the spirits in troubled times. A wonderful read that transports us to a realm of beauty, kindness, and love of life."" —Roxanne Dunbar-Ortiz, author of An Indigenous Peoples' History of the United States Praise for Greg Sarris: ""I admire Greg Sarris’s sense of the gritty passion of life. A resonant thread of myth and laughter pulls the tales together. He allows the story to overtake him, the sign of a fine storyteller."" —Joy Harjo ""In clean, thoughtful prose with jewellike detail—whether pondering Yosemite, his childhood babysitter, a secret cave or the oak tree outside his house—[Sarris's] meditations enchant."" —San Francisco Chronicle ""Sarris has breathed new life into these ancient Northern California tales and legends, lending them a subtle, light-hearted voice and vision."" —Los Angeles Review of Books ""Greg Sarris explores questions about home, connection, and belonging in vivid prose that is both humorous and profound."" —Electric Literature ""[Sarris] imagines a possible future in which at least some Native lands are restored to their pre-contact health and serve as models for what the world might learn from Indigenous peoples, if it’s not too late to put such lessons to use."" —Alta Journal"

"Praise for Greg Sarris: ""I admire Greg Sarris’s sense of the gritty passion of life. A resonant thread of myth and laughter pulls the tales together. He allows the story to overtake him, the sign of a fine storyteller."" —Joy Harjo ""In clean, thoughtful prose with jewellike detail—whether pondering Yosemite, his childhood babysitter, a secret cave or the oak tree outside his house—[Sarris's] meditations enchant."" —San Francisco Chronicle ""Sarris has breathed new life into these ancient Northern California tales and legends, lending them a subtle, light-hearted voice and vision."" —Los Angeles Review of Books ""Greg Sarris explores questions about home, connection, and belonging in vivid prose that is both humorous and profound."" —Electric Literature ""[Sarris] imagines a possible future in which at least some Native lands are restored to their pre-contact health and serve as models for what the world might learn from Indigenous peoples, if it’s not too late to put such lessons to use."" —Alta Journal"

"Praise for The Forgetters: ""These new, intricately spun stories narrated by twin crow sisters are parables passed down through generations, re-envisioned for a 21st-century world fraught with unnatural dangers. They offer all of us the possibility of healing, connection, even love."" —Jane Ciabattari, Literary Hub ""A parable about two crow sisters, Answer Woman and Question Woman, Sarris's new book is a paean to the mysterious world that Indigenous people inhabited before the current age. Even though Answer Woman knows all the tales, she can recall them only when asked by her sister. As they sit atop Gravity Hill, a hidden realm is revealed through their conversation, which promises power and healing."" —Alta Journal ""Greg Sarris once again tells us a story filled with stories that lift the spirits in troubled times. A wonderful read that transports us to a realm of beauty, kindness, and love of life."" —Roxanne Dunbar-Ortiz, author of An Indigenous Peoples' History of the United States ""I have loved all of Greg Sarris's books. This collection, though, is completely immersive, giving readers new visions of beloved places. Each tale is a testament to never forgetting that the mountains, the sea, the rivers, animals and humans are all one. Osprey and abalone, wind and child, hummingbird and human—all unforgettable."" —Susan Straight, author of Mecca ""Through beautifully crafted tales of love and loss, of memory and survival, Sarris breathes his uniquely individual voice and vision into an ancient oral narrative tradition. These fierce and often funny tales revive and release the long dormant seeds of memory, love, and humility within us, with hope for human survival as their harvest."" —Scott Lankford, author of Tahoe Beneath the Surface Praise for Greg Sarris: ""I admire Greg Sarris’s sense of the gritty passion of life. A resonant thread of myth and laughter pulls the tales together. He allows the story to overtake him, the sign of a fine storyteller."" —Joy Harjo ""In clean, thoughtful prose with jewellike detail—whether pondering Yosemite, his childhood babysitter, a secret cave or the oak tree outside his house—[Sarris's] meditations enchant."" —San Francisco Chronicle ""Sarris has breathed new life into these ancient Northern California tales and legends, lending them a subtle, light-hearted voice and vision."" —Los Angeles Review of Books ""Greg Sarris explores questions about home, connection, and belonging in vivid prose that is both humorous and profound."" —Electric Literature ""[Sarris] imagines a possible future in which at least some Native lands are restored to their pre-contact health and serve as models for what the world might learn from Indigenous peoples, if it’s not too late to put such lessons to use."" —Alta Journal"

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Greg Sarris is currently serving his sixteenth term as Chairman of the Federated Indians of Graton Rancheria and his first term as board chair for the Smithsonian's National Museum of the American Indian. His publications include Keeping Slug Woman Alive (1993), Grand Avenue (1994, reissued 2015), Watermelon Nights (1998, reissued 2021), How a Mountain Was Made (2017, published by Heyday), and Becoming Story (2022, published by Heyday). Greg lives and works in Sonoma County, California. Visit his website at greg-sarris.com.

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