Silko, Leslie

Civilizations clash when Seese, a survivor of the fast-money, high-risk world of drug dealing, travels to the Southwest in search of her missing child and meets Lecha, a celebrity psychic who is working to transcribe the notebooks that contain the history of her Native American people.

Indigo, a young child of the Sand Lizard people, a tribe that has been driven from its home, is reduced to scavenging from the town dump in an effort to stay alive before being rescued by Hattie, a Victorian woman who, with good intentions, sets out to transform Indigo into a proper American girl.

Contains sixteen interviews that provide insight into the thinking and writing of twentieth-century Native American author Leslie Marmon Silko.

Follows Tayo, a young Native American, after his release from a veteran's hospital following World War II as he searches for meaning and sanity in his life.

The author uses prose and poetry to recreate the ancient stories of her family's Native American heritage.

Presents twentieth-century Native American writer Leslie Marmon Silko's short story "Yellow Woman," in which a Pueblo wife and mother disappears briefly with a strange man; also includes a scholarly introduction, an interview with the author, eight critical essays, and a selected bibliography.

A collection of twenty-two essays by Leslie Marmon Silko that explore various aspects of Native American life and culture.

Follows Tayo, a young Native American, after his release from a veteran's hospital following World War II as he searches for meaning and sanity in his life.