Bird Girl and the Man Who Followed the Sun: An Athabaskan Indian Legend from Alaska
by:
Velma Wallis (author)
Format: hardcover
ISBN:
9780613181709 (0613181700)
Publish date: October 1st 1997
Publisher: Turtleback Books
Edition language: English
My reaction to this is based on my modern, feminist perspective. I know this beyond a doubt. And it is impossible to talk about my reaction to this book without spoilers, so sorry. First off, let me say I love Wallis’ writing. Two Old Women is a great book, and the writing in thi...
Wallis grew up in a traditional Athabaskan family in Interior Alaska. This is her telling of two native legends, one of Bird girl, a strong, independent female, who endures massive hardship at the hands of a rival tribe, gets her revenge in the end, but suffers greatly, and Daggoo, a male counterpar...
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