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Calling for a blanket dance / a novel by Oscar Hokeah.

Hokeah, Oscar, 1975- (author.).

Summary:

"Told in a series of voices, Calling for a Blanket Dance takes us into the life of Ever Geimausaddle whose family--part Mexican, part Native American--is determined to holdonto their community despite obstacles everywhere they turn. Ever's father is injured at the hands of corrupt police on the border when he goes to visit his family in Mexico, while his mother struggles both to keep her job and care for her husband. And young Ever is lost and angry at all that he doesn't understand, at this world that seems to undermine his sense of safety. Ever's relatives all have ideas about who he is and who he should be. His Cherokee grandmother, urges the family to move across Oklahoma to be near her, while his grandfather hopes to reunite him with his heritage through traditional gourd dances. And once an adult, Ever must take the strength given to him by his relatives to save not only himself but also the next generation of family. How will this young man visualize a place for himself when the world hasn't given him a place to start with?" --Provided by publisher.

Record details

ISBN: 9781643751474
ISBN: 1643751476
Physical Description: 258 pages : genealogical table ; 21 cm
Publisher: Chapel Hill, North Carolina : Algonquin Books of Chapel Hill, 2022.
Copyright: ©2022

Content descriptions

Formatted Contents Note:

Lena Stopp (1976) -- Vincent Geimausaddle (1981) -- Hayes Shade (1986) -- Lila Geimausaddle-Quotone (1990) -- Quinton Quoetone (1993) --Turtle Geimausaddle (1995) -- Yolanda "Sissy" Chavez (1999) -- Hank Quoetone (2003) -- Araceli Chasenuh (2005) -- Leander Chasenuh (2008) --Opbee Geimausaddle (2010) -- Ever Geimausaddle (2013) --Acknowledgements.