Diaspora
USA
Contemporary
English
Fiction
Twelve Native American characters converge on the Big Oakland Powwow with different intentions — some to perform, some to rob it. A polyphonic novel about urban Native American identity.
Literary Significance
Pulitzer Prize finalist; National Book Award finalist; one of the most important Native American novels — included here for its connection to other dispossessed peoples' literature
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editorial-summarynot primary textTwelve Native American characters converge on the Big Oakland Powwow with different intentions — some to perform, some to rob it. A polyphonic novel about urban Native American identity. Pulitzer Prize finalist; National Book Award finalist; one of the most important Native American novels — included here for its connection to other dispossessed peoples' literature
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