A collection by North American Indian women demonstrating the vibrancy and breadth of Native women's writing by Beth Brant.
Firebrand Books

23 writers, w/interview & essay by Wilma Mankiller.  Contents include: from La Dene / Caroll Arnett/Gogisgi -- The gift / Rilla Askew -- Red Clay / Marilou Awiakta -- Coming to Faces in the Moon ; Beat the drum slowly... / Betty Louise Bell -- Triptych: three Cherokee women in 1776 / Charles Brashear -- Bear Daughter / E.K. Caldwell -- The end of old Bill Pigeon ; The election of 'eighty-seven / Robert J. Conley -- Cicada pigs ; The unwelcome / Karen Candy Cooper -- First horses / Robert Gish -- A sense of continuity and presence / Diana Glancy -- The tribe called Wannabee / Rayna Green -- A man's luck / Catron Grieves -- Cherokee Religion: the Sun Goddess ; Double trouble / Raven Hail -- The literature of Indian Oklahoma ; The odor of dead fish / Geary Hobson -- To my new age "sisters" and "brothers" ; Homecoming / Cynthia Kasee -- Rebirth of a nation, an interview by Marilou Awiakta ; Keeping pace with the rest of the world / Wilma Mankiller -- What became of tribal Europe? / Ron Rogers -- The soldier who would ask ; One Indian and two Chiefs / Ralph Salisbury -- Dream in the house of strangers / Jean Starr -- Spudding in ; Stories that might even be true / Winn Starr -- The dispossession ; Mama's remedy for drinkin' / Glenn Twist -- Grand Mother Sun ; John Redeagle / Eddie Webb -- The grandfather corn ; The meeting place / Ron Welburn.
Greenfield Review Press

Folklorist Julian Lang, himself a Karuk Indian, has packed more than a tantalizing collection of myths into this slim volume. In his introduction, he also provides the history of the tribe, a description of its way of life and details of its religion--all of which help the reader understand the stories that follow. For the Karuk, their stories, like everything in their universe, were living entities with power all their own. An account of why the yellowjacket wasp stings humans doubles as a healing story, helping children forget the pain of the injury as they listen. Another tale explains the origins of angelica root, the tribe's most powerful medicine, which was ordained to help people get over the grief of loss and death. The final piece records the ruminations of Karuk elders early in this century as they ponder what will become of their people and their ways. According to Lang, this myth still asks a pertinent question: ``What does it mean to be a traditional Indian in the last decade of the 20th century?''  Includes, line-by-line presentation of Karuk with literal and modern English translations. Several archival photographs of Karuk life add to the volume's allure.
Heyday Books

This collection of poetry and prose by thirty-seven Native American authors also includes bibliographical and biographical information on each writer.
University of Arizona Press

There is no surer proof of the flourishing of Native American writing than the appearance of this anthology, showcasing the work of four indisputably gifted writers. Many Native American writers are now crafting their most mature and impressive works of literature. Four such writers contribute to this volume poetry and prose that, although diverse, is sufficiently similar in subject matter to make up a satisfying joint collection. To reinvest them with their diversity, however--the contributions are Al Hunter's terse verse lines, crafted into prayers and chants; Denise Sweet's passionate, womanist lyrics; Jim Northrup's wry and knowing fictions; and Adrian Louis' brassy, loving, unforgiving, demanding, resonant sermons, diatribes, and confessions. This does what a good anthology should: whet the appetite for more. - Pat Monaghan
Bookmen

Short Fiction in Native American Literature edited by Simon J. Ortiz.
Dine College Press

Trafzer compiles an unusually interesting mix: 30 stories (and novel excerpts)--most never before published and many by unknowns that range from amateurish to extremely literary, historical to futuristic.  Stylistic and structural traits emerge: ironic linguistic playfulness with the ``enemy's'' (English) language; storytelling that resists exclusive focus on the individual, preferring multiple shifts and viewpoints to emphasize the community.
Anchor

Editor MariJo Moore offers a collection of poems, artworks, and brief prose pieces are grouped by the following broad themes: American Indian Woman; The Circle of Life; Ritual Power and Cultural Survival; and The Power of Change from Contact. Sixteen pieces are by Lumbee people.
Renegade Planets

The Sun Tracks American Indian Literature Series became an outlet for established and emerging Native writers, producing over 30 titles in its 25-year history: an original editor and a current editor cull the best from the lot to present 19 authors whose poems, songs and stories focus on the theme of home places. An excellent collection results. - Midwest Book Review
University of Arizona Press

A wonderful collection of authentic traditional songs and contemporary Indian verse composed by Seminole, Hopi, Navajo, Pima, Arapaho, Paiute, Nootka, other Indian writers and poets. Topics include nature's beauty and rhythms, themes of tradition and continuity, the Indian in contemporary society, much more.
Dover Publications