Pulling down the clouds : contemporary native writers read their work at the National Museum of the American Indian

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Format: Sound Recordings
Language: English
Contributors: Momaday, N. Scott, 1934-2024

Erdrich, Louise

Bitsui, Sherwin, 1975-

Zepeda, Ofelia

Wood, Karenne, 1960-

Ortiz, Simon J., 1941-

Northrup, Jim, 1943-2016

Harjo, Joy

Smoker, M. L. (Mandy L.), 1975-

Primeaux, Duncan, 1973-

Earling, Debra Magpie

Highway, Tomson, 1951-

Howe, LeAnne

Dauenhauer, Nora

Power, Susan, 1961-

National Museum of the American Indian (U.S.)
Publication: [Washington D.C.] : Smithsonian Institution, [2007]

©2007
Physical Details: 1 audio disc (1 hr., 13 mins., 26 secs.) : digital ; 4 3/4 in
ISBNs: 9781933565095, 1933565098
OCLC: ocn179924141
Credits: N. Scott Momaday ; Louise Erdrich ; Ofelia Zepeda ; Simon Ortiz ; Jim Northrup ; Joy Harjo ; Debra Magpie Earling ; Tomson Highway ; LeAnne Howe ; Nora Marks Dauenhauer ; Susan Power ; Sherwin Bitsui ; Duncan Primeaux ; M. L. Smoker ; Karenne Wood

Accompanying booklet ([12] p.) includes short biographies of authors and bibliography.
Recorded at the Museum between 2004 and 2006.

Excerpt from The voices of encounter / by N. Scott Momaday (6:23) -- Excerpt from The painted drum / by Louise Erdrich (6:24) -- Flood song / by Sherwin Bitsui (2:00) -- Pulling down the clouds / by Ofelia Zepeda (1:03) -- Homeland / by Karenne Wood (1:53) -- Excerpt from Memory, history, and the present / by Simon Ortiz (3:43) -- A picture / by Simon Ortiz (2:38) -- Four poems (Wahbegan, Ogichadaa, Gulf oil, and Shrinking away) / by Jim Northrup (4:35) -- Eagle song / by Joy Harjo (4:32) -- Casualties / by M. L. Smoker (1:56) -- Love in a time of cable / by Duncan Primeaux (3:09) -- Excerpt from Florence, claiming blood / by Debra Magpie Earling (3:35) -- Letter to Lawson or Mvskokes were there when jazz was invented" / by Joy Harjo (3:20) -- Excerpt from the play Dry lips oughta move to Kapuskasing / by Tomson Highway (3:23) -- Excerpt from the play The rez sisters / by Tomson Highway (2:17) -- American Indians attempt to assassinate Indian mascot / by LeAnne Howe (1:30) -- How to make good baked salmon from the river / by Nora Marks Dauenhauer (7:32) -- Indians never say goodbye / by LeAnne Howe (5:28) -- Excerpt from Queen of the Heaven in Our lady of the lakes / by Susan Power (7:25) -- End of the beginning / by Jim Northrup (:40)

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