Bibliograph

When the rain sings, poems by young Native Americans, National Museum of the American Indian, Smithsonian Institution

Type

Label

When the rain sings, poems by young Native Americans, National Museum of the American Indian, Smithsonian Institution

Language

eng

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

When the rain sings

Oclc number

40229020

Responsibility statement

National Museum of the American Indian, Smithsonian Institution

Sub title

poems by young Native Americans

Summary

A collection of poems written by young Native Americans, inspired by or matched with photographs of artifacts and people from the National Museum of the American Indian

Table Of Contents

Foreword / W. Richard West -- About Wordcraft Circle and this book / Lee Francis -- Introduction / Elizabeth Woody. (Ojibwe) Somewhere deep inside / Angela Cornelius -- Bad luck (The life I wish I never had) / Kelly Ahles -- My song / Kimberly Eagle Bull -- Manido Mashkimod (Spirit bag) / Rainbird Winters -- Empty cradleboard / Millissa Alger -- Atikinaagan (Cradleboard) / Rainbird Winters -- I look at you / Kelly Hill -- Untitled / James Haggerty. (Lakota) Ration day / Quinton Jack-Maldonado -- The fight / Danielle Dull Knife -- Horse dance stick / Angela Cornelius -- Stormfear / Kimberly Eagle Bull. (Omaha) If I could see the sky / Jillian Pappan. (Navajo) Ancient ways / Elvania Toledo -- Untitled / Shawnetaiye Wynett DuBoise -- The ancient doll ; Burning land // Daisha Jim. (Cochito-Kiowa) My Daddy named me A-dae ; I always begin with I remember ; Bingo bread / Vena A-dae Romero(Cont. 2) (Tohono O'odham) Things I would miss about the desert / Angel Ramon -- Being Indian / Dana Mathias -- In the rain / Patrick Lewis-Jose -- The sunrise / Juan Jose -- The wind picks up / Rayna Two Two -- Song / Stephanie Vieyra -- Beautiful flower / Julene Ramon -- Funeral / Colleen Francisco -- Is it "I am" or "My name" / Josie Frye -- Divorce / Davina Valencia -- The buffalo ran away / Dewayne S. Mix. (Hopi) My Qu'ah / Tracy Tewa -- My Mom is gone / Corrina Poola -- Back in the past / Kenneth Stewart -- Clouds / Kris Holmes. (Ute) Leather Ute doll ; The police / Krystle Lee Cuthair

Target audience

pre adolescent

Classification