Not Far Away

In Not Far Away, a semi-fictional memoir, Lois Beardslee gives a chilling acount of racism, particularly that leveled against Native women, in language that is supple, evocative, often comical, and always incisive. Her fictional heroine, the teacher Ima Pipiig (pronounced 'buh-BEEG'), endures humiliating insults from school administrators, fellow teachers, students, and callous neighbors. For years, she suffers in silence, believing that opposing bigotry would only fuel its caustic flames-but then she begins to speak out. Scattered among the chapters chronicling Ima's experiences are essays and speeches written by the author herself, blurring the line between fiction and fact and creating a kind of resounding echo of resistance that is the author's response to racism.

Autorentext

By Steve Beard

Inhalt

Chapter 1 Introduction 2 The Real Life Adventures of Ima Pipiig 3 Koolaid 4 Solstice 5 Indian Boarding School 6 Not Far Away 7 Falcon Clan Meets Indian Boarding School 8 Venn Diagrams 9 Educating Ima 10 Before I Offend Most of You, I Would Like to Thank You for Coming 11 Turtle TV 12 Public Education As a Form of Media 13 Racism 101 14 The Lecture They Want to Hear 15 Sweetgrass 16 The Play 17 Creation Stories 18 No Wait, I Know a
Chapter That Comes Before the Beginning 19 The Lore of the Turtle 20 Book Reviews 21 The Lars Nederstadt Holocaust Museum 22 Men in Brown 23 Why Ima Pipiig Did Not Vote 24 Jim Crow- Culture of Convenience 25 The Chair 26 F-ed By the V-Monologues 27 The Throw-Away People 28 Laughing Man 29 I Wannabe a Delicacy 30 Dead Horses, and How to Beat Them 31 Toxins 32 Gambling for Dollars 33 Big Waldeau and Pork Patty 34 Shiigawk 35 On Warriors, Living and Dead 36 The Shirt 37 We Did Not Come Over Here on the Mayflower 38 The Ladies Sat There Patiently