Back to the Blanket: a Native Narrative of Discovery

Starkey Jr., James A.

ISBN 10: 0595390447 / ISBN 13: 9780595390441

Published by Iuniverse Inc, 2006

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Synopsis:

Inspired by the events of this Native American author s family, this creative non-fiction narrative chronicles seven generations of his Ojibwe roots . But just as importantly, it places the events within the context of a tumultuous time in American History a time when Western European civilization was gaining enormous inroads in the Americas and leaving in its wake a devastating clash of cultures. But this story is not about the typical Indian-White confrontation bloody, violent, avaricious Indian battles. It reveals a more subtle, yet just as deleterious, subjugation of a people through the proliferation of White trade goods, overzealous missionaries, diseases for which there were no cures, and the most contemptible allurement of all alcohol. Back to the Blanket is a story of tragedy, shame, pride, perseverance, hope and survival which begins in 1988 when the author undergoes a life threatening bone marrow transplant for leukemia, a deadly blood disease. Durin

About the Author: For the past 35 years, James Starkey has been a successful English and Social Sciences teacher in Washington State. He is an enrolled member of the Minnesota Chippewa Tribe and has written two plays: The Spirit: An American Tragedy and

Mourning Comes at Dawn, which earned for him the Valley Forge Teacher’s Medal. He has two adult children and lives in a suburb of Seattle with Janie, his wife of 38 years.
Visit http://jamesastarkeyjr.com

Bibliographic Details

Title: Back to the Blanket: a Native Narrative of ...
Publisher: Iuniverse Inc
Publication Date: 2006
Binding: paperback
Condition: Very Good