Native people are born storytellers and have honed their skill over millennia. The poetry, fiction, and creative nonfiction selections in this year’s edition showcase the diverse talents and voices of tribal college student writers.
The award-winning author from the Bois Forte Band of Ojibwe stresses the importance of storytelling and sharing our varied experiences.
The acclaimed First Nations author offers words of inspiration and presents his top creative writing selections from the 2024 student contest.
The acclaimed author from the Cherokee Nation and guest editor of the 2023 student edition presents her top creative writing selections and underscores the unique qualities of tribal college student writing.
So much is going on in the world around us today that it can be overwhelming. Devastating climate change, wars and rumors of wars, civil unrest, pandemic surge and resurgence, difference and indifference, poverty and corporate greed. It may be …
Celebrated Hunkpapa Lakota author and poet, Tiffany Midge, presents her top picks from the 2021 creative writing contest.
A Pulitzer Prize finalist, New York Times bestselling author, and tribal college graduate, Tommy Orange presents his top picks from the 2020 creative writing contest.
Writing truthfully is an act of bravery. It takes courage to put words into the world, knowing they will be judged and you along with them. The more truth there is to a story, the more powerful it is, and …
Growing up on White Earth reservation, my brother, cousins, and I fed on stories. Mostly I mean that figuratively— with a wild hunger for stories, we chased them down and devoured them wherever we could. Around camp fires, in fish …
“So while the Progressives allow the noble savage to be the guardian of the wilds and on occasion the conscience of ecological responsibility, the end result of their view for Indians is the same as its counterpart view of American …
