Shapes of Native Nonfiction: Collected Essays by Contemporary Writers Salish (Séliš) Clyde Bellecourt remembers

Clyde Bellecourt remembers

The design is compelling and colorful

from Alaska to North Carolina

the phrase can be translated in many ways but is generally understood to mean one's journey of striving to live a long

Though reconciliation is possible

Shapes of Native Nonfiction: Collected Essays by Contemporary Writers Salish (Séliš) Clyde Bellecourt remembersJust as a basket's purpose determines its materials, weave, and shape, so too is the purpose of the essay related to its material, weave, and shape. Editors Elissa Washuta and Theresa Warburton ground this anthology of essays by Native writers in the formal art of basket weaving. Using weaving techniques such as coiling and plaiting as organizing themes, the editors have curated an exciting collection of imaginative, world making lyric essays by