The Winona LaDuke Reader: A Collection of Essential Writings - Softcover

Laduke, Winona

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0896585735 ISBN 13: 9780896585737

Publisher: Voyageur Pr, 2002

Synopsis

For more than twenty years, Winona LaDuke has impressed people around the world with her oratory and debate skills and as an advocate for Native American rights, champion of women’s and children’s issues, protector of the environment, and as a leading voice of the Green Party. A charismatic and inspiring speaker and writer, LaDuke possesses a stirring passion that comes through in the 30 speeches, articles, and fiction excerpts compiled in The Winona LaDuke Reader. This is the first collection of the many political speeches and "think-pieces" that she has written for magazines such as Sierra, Smithsonian’s American Indian, and more.

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About the Author

Winona LaDuke has written and lectured about the issues of Native Americans, women, the environment, economy, and politics since 1979. Her writings have appeared in numerous independent and Native publications, and her presentations have ranged from the United Nations to shareholders' meetings. Her acclaimed novel, "Last Standing Woman," was published by Voyageur Press in 1997; her first work of non-fiction, "All Our Relations," in 1999 by South End Press. LaDuke, an Anishinaabe, founded the White Earth Land Recovery Project and the Indigenous Women's Network and has twice she has served as Ralph Nader's presidential running mate for the Green Party.

Reviews

From "The Case for Hemp" to "Native Auctions and Buyer Ethics," the pieces in The Winona LaDuke Reader address all manner of political issues concerning Native Americans, women, environmental activists and anyone to the left of Al Gore. LaDuke, an environmentalist, Native American rights activist and 2000 vice-presidential candidate on Ralph Nader's ticket, gathers her speeches, articles, fiction and poetry for this anthology. Some of the pieces appeared in such publications as the American Indian and Sierra, and they weigh in on subjects like the dangers of dioxin, the U.N. Conference on Women and corporate sponsorship of the presidential debates. The book opens with a foreword from Ralph Nader.
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A leading member of the Green Party (she ran on the ticket with Ralph Nader in 2000), LaDuke is a well-known advocate of Native American rights and environmental and women's issues, as well as the author of a novel, Last Standing Woman. The pieces gathered here include 38 essays, one short story, and three poems, arranged in sections about Native environmentalism, Native traditions, women's issues, politics, and fiction and poetry. Some of these pieces were previously published in Earth Island Journal, News from Indian Country, Environmental Law and Policy, and other forums. In the essays, LaDuke discusses ideas of traditional ecological knowledge or the culturally and spiritually based way in which indigenous peoples relate to their ecosystems. Subjects include akiing, the Anishinaabeg concept of land ownership, which emphasizes that we belong to the land rather than the land to us; the idea of natural law as the highest law; and the conflict between the indigenous or land-based worldview and the industrial or predator worldview. This collection will resonate with people interested in issues critical to Native Americans and indigenous peoples worldwide. Recommended for all libraries. Sue Samson, Univ. of Montana Lib., Missoula
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Edition details

• Publisher: Voyageur Pr
• Publication date: 2002
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0896585735
• ISBN 13: 9780896585737
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 304