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A moving collection of twenty powerful essays poems and that capture and celebrate the modern Native American experience featuring entries by Angeline Boulley Madison Hammond Kara Roselle Smith and many With heart pathos humor and insight twenty renowned writers performers athletes and activists explore what it means to be Native American today Through a series of essays and poems these luminaries give voice to their individual experiences while shedding light on the depth and complexity of modern Native American identity resiliency and joy The topics are as fascinating and diverse as the creators From Mato Wayuhi award winning composer of Reservation Dogs honoring a friend who believed in his talent to New York Times bestselling author Angeline Boulley exploring what it means to feel Native enough these entries are not only an exploration of community they are also a call for a just and equitable world and a road map toward a brighter future Edited by IllumiNative an organization dedicated to amplifying contemporary Native voices My Growing Up Native in America features contributions from Angeline Boulley Philip J Deloria Eric Gansworth Kimberly Guerrero Somah Haaland Madison Hammond Nasugraq Rainey Hopson Trudie Jackson Princess Daazhraii Johnson Lady Shug Ahsaki Baa LaFrance Chachere Taietsar Leclaire Cece Meadows Sherri Mitchell Charlie Amaya Scott Kara Roselle Smith Vera Starbard Dash Turner Crystal Wahpepah and Mato Wayuhi My Life Growing Up Native in America Life will break you Nobody can protect you from that and living alone won t either for solitude will also break you with its yearning You have to love You have to feel It is the reason you are here on earth You are here to risk your heart You are here to be swallowed up Louise ErdrichJust as the title says through essays and poems 20 Native Americans share their experience of growing up Native in America Some are humorous Timeless Wisdom Genius Tips for Enhanced Native Living some are poignant I Belong and some are heartbreaking Growing Up Pueblo and White in America Each piece is heartfelt and I thoroughly enjoyed spending my time reading each one Rating . Book my life in the uk 25Read if you like Reading Indigenous worksEssay and Poetry collectionsLearning about different culturesThank you Atria Books for the ARC IllumiNative