Where I'm From: Poems from Sherman Indian School - Softcover

Hueston, Kinsale Drake; Guzman, Erika; Martinez, Rodger Sam; Gonzalez, MJ; Montez, Alyanza; Hall, Sarah-Pearl; Dodson, Dillon

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1719551588 ISBN 13: 9781719551588

Publisher: CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform, 2018

Synopsis

Brimming with the diverse, young voices of Native America, Where I'm From presents a modern narrative of Indigenous identity born from the backdrop of the historic Sherman Indian School.

About this title

About the Author:

Kinsale Drake Hueston is a high school senior and activist from Southern California, as well as a 2017 National Student Poet, the nation's highest honor for youth poets presenting original work. As part of her year of service, she held poetry workshops at Sherman Indian High School in Riverside, California, from February to May of 2018, which inspired her to create an anthology of the students' works. An enrolled member of the Navajo Nation, her own poetry is strongly influenced by her childhood, Navajo matriarchy, and contemporary Indigenous social justice issues. She and her work have been recognized by The Los Angeles Times, ABC7, KNX News Radio, OC Weekly, Indian Country Today, the Scholastic Art and Writing Awards, and more.

About this edition

• Publisher: CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform
• Publication date: 2018
• ISBN 10: 1719551588
• ISBN 13: 9781719551588
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 39
• Illustrator: Martinez Rodger Sam