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Sovereign Bones

New Native American Writing

Eric Gansworth
September 2007     ISBN: 1568583575


Evolving from an earlier volume of Native American writing, Genocide of the Mind, which documented the assimilation of indigenous people into broader American culture, Sovereign Bones explores how these same groups have nonetheless managed to retain their identities.

Edited by the award-winning author Eric Gansworth, Sovereign Bones focuses on the key role that writers and artists have placed in the struggle of native peoples to hold onto their identities. Through personal essays, memoir, and historical reflections, contributors explore their arrival at their work, revealing their own resilience in the face of assimilation.

Featured authors include Sherman Alexie, Heid Erdrich, Louise Erdrich, Gary Farmer, Diane Glancy, Joy Harjo, Allison Hedge Coke, Richard Hill Sr., Maurice Kenny, Scott Lyons, John Mohawk, MariJo Moore, Simon J. Ortiz, Susan Power, Jaune Quick-to-See Smith, and Ted C. Williams.

About the Authors

Eric Gansworth is a professor of English and Lowery Writer-In-Residence at Canisius College in Buffalo, NY. His books include the novels Indian Summers, Smoke Dancing, and Mending Skins (PEN Oakland Award winner 2006), as well as other works. His writing--including poetry and non-fiction--has appeared in numerous anthologies and magazines and his paintings and photographs have been exhibited across New York State. A second collection of poems and paintings will be published in 2008 and a forth novel, Extra Indians, is also forthcoming.
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