{"product_id":"rez-life-paperback","title":"Rez Life - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eDavid Treuer\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA prize-winning writer offers \"an affecting portrait of his childhood home, Leech Lake Indian Reservation, and his people, the Ojibwe\" (\u003ci\u003eThe New York Times\u003c\/i\u003e).\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA member of the Ojibwe of northern Minnesota, David Treuer grew up on Leech Lake Reservation, but was educated in mainstream America. Exploring crime and poverty, casinos and wealth, and the preservation of native language and culture, \u003ci\u003eRez Life\u003c\/i\u003e is a strikingly original blend of history, memoir, and journalism, a must read for anyone interested in the Native American story. With authoritative research and reportage, he illuminates issues of sovereignty, treaty rights, and natural-resource conservation. He traces the policies that have disenfranchised and exploited Native Americans, exposing the tension that marks the historical relationship between the US government and the Native American population. Ultimately, through the eyes of students, teachers, government administrators, lawyers, and tribal court judges, he shows how casinos, tribal government, and the Bureau of Indian Affairs have transformed the landscape of modern Native American life.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Treuer's account reads like a novel, brimming with characters, living and dead, who bring his tribe's history to life.\" --\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Important in the way Dee Brown's \u003ci\u003eBury My Heart at Wounded Knee\u003c\/i\u003e was when it came out in 1970, deeply moving readers as it schooled them about Indian history in a way nothing else had.\" --\u003ci\u003eMinneapolis Star-Tribune\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"[A] poignant, penetrating blend of memoir and history.\" --\u003ci\u003ePeople\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eDavid Treuer\u003c\/b\u003e is the author of three novels--\u003ci\u003eLittle, The Hiawatha, \u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Translation of Dr. Appeles\u003c\/i\u003e--and \u003ci\u003eNative American Fiction: A User's Manual\u003c\/i\u003e, a book of essays. A professor of literature and creative writing at USC, Treuer is the co-editor of the American Indian Culture and Research Journal. He divides his time between Los Angeles and Leech Lake Reservation in Minnesota.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 352\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1 x 8.1 x 5.4 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e January 01, 2013\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53053994860768,"sku":"9780802120823","price":21.28,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0811\/5909\/4496\/files\/XmfUq7iCVt9780802120823.webp?v=1781289889","url":"https:\/\/improvedinc.myshopify.com\/products\/rez-life-paperback","provider":"Improved Improper Input Inc.","version":"1.0","type":"link"}