Seventh Generation : An Anthology of Native American Plays

by D'Aponte, Mimi Gisolfi

• ISBN13: 9781559361477
• ISBN10: 1559361476
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 1999-02-01
• Publisher: Ingram Publisher Services, Inc.
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Summary

This first major collection of contemporary Native American writing for the theatre features work by Native American writers throughout the United States, including Hawaii, and also Canada. The plays range from the groundbreaking BODY INDIAN--one of the first to treat Native Americans in a contemporary context--to the black-humored survey of Native American history in INDIAN RADIO DAYS.

Table of Contents

Introduction	ix
Mimi Gisolfi D'Aponte
Body Indian
A Play in Five Scenes	1	(38)
Hanay Geiogamah
The Independence of Eddie Rose	39	(110)
William S. Yellow Robe, Jr.
Indian Radio Days
An Evolving Bingo Experience	101	(48)
LeAnne Howe
Roxy Gordon
Power Pipes	149	(52)
Spiderwoman Theater
Only Drunks and Children Tell the Truth	201	(68)
Drew Hayden Taylor
The Woman Who was a Red Deer Dressed for the Deer Dance	269	(22)
Diane Glancy
The Story of Susanna	291	(82)
Victoria Nalani Kneubuhl
Epilogue	373	(4)
Elizabeth Theobald
Suggested Bibliography	377