The Power of Story: On Truth, the Trickster, and New Fictions for a New Era

The Power of Story: On Truth, the Trickster, and New Fictions for a New EraAward winning Indigenous author Harold R. Johnson discusses the promise and potential of storytelling. Approached by an ecumenical society representing many faiths, from Judeo Christians to fellow members of First Nations, Harold R. Johnson agreed to host a group who wanted to hear him speak about the power of storytelling. This book is the outcome of that gathering. In The Power of Story, Johnson explains the role of storytelling in every aspect of

and his compatriot

He becomes a deputy sheriff on the Rez

and sociology

Some of the essays in this book open American Indian narratives to theoretical critique based on western depth models

Zho Wash tells the story of the first days of the allotment

Spanning time from the prehistoric to the present

interpretation

one of the light people

unequaled in its authority and fascination

Using the available anthropology and history of the Indian tribes during their confinement to reservations

Indigenous writers imaginatively engage the many ways that communities and individuals have sought to nurture these relationships and project them into the future

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