Wednesday, November 9, 2011

Lifetime Achievement Award

This award is given out by the Native Writers Circle of the Americas, a native writers group.  Enjoy my book talk to learn more about the award and hear about a few books whose authors won the award.


Disclaimer: I'm not actually a librarian at Wayne State University Libraries.  I'm acting the part of a librarian giving a book talk.
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3 comments:

  1. Daniel MatsumotoNovember 9, 2011 at 4:00 PM

    Great presentation, Katie! I enjoyed your discussion of these selections, particularly Power by Linda Hogan. Balancing old and new ways of life seems to be a recurring and enduring theme in many ethnic book awards selections. Even though the content deals with Native tribes, I can see how this story would still have universal appeal. Thanks for sharing.

    One peculiar thing about the Taiga tribe is that I couldn't find any information about them online. The name itself stuck out to me, so I was curious to learn more about who they were. The word taiga seems to refer to an ecosystem. I wonder if the author was referring to people who lived in such a region or if the tribe is a hybrid of various tribes or just plain made up by the author.

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  2. KatNovember 12, 2011 at 12:09 PM

    That is really interesting. I know that's what the book was on...I remember double checking the spelling, which you have right. It could be about people living in a certain area. I remember the Native people lived up on a hill maybe or mountain? They didn't live in town and the main characters Aunt Ama, lived on the outskirts of town...kinda between the two groups of people.

    More research may need to be conducted! ;)

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  3. Kathleen BeagleNovember 29, 2011 at 5:18 PM

    Kat, your presentation has challenged me to learn more about Native American awards. The Native Writers' Circle Awards are new to me. Thank you for sharing this information. The only familiar author was Louise Erdrich. Nice to know that she won a Lifetime Achievement Award!

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