Bad Indians: A Tribal Memoir

This book leads readers through a troubled past using the author's family circle as a touch point and resource for discovery. Personal and strong, these stories present an evocative new view of the shaping of California and the lives of Indians during the Mission period in California. The result is a work of literary art that is wise, angry and playful all at once.

Genre
LGBT
Themes
race
Audience
adult
Length
medium · 240 pages
Form
poetry

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