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Thunder Song by Sasha LaPointe
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Thunder Song

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Narrator Sasha LaPointe

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Length 5 hours 30 minutes
Language English
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Drawing on a rich family archive as well as the anthropological work of her late great-grandmother, Sasha taq?ลก?blu LaPointe explores themes ranging from indigenous identity and stereotypes to cultural displacement and environmental degradation to understand what our experiences teach us about the power of community, commitment, and conscientious honesty. Unapologetically punk, the essays in Thunder Song segue from the miraculous to the mundane, from the spiritual to the physical, as they examine the role of artโ€”in particular musicโ€”and community in helping a new generation of indigenous people claim the strength of their heritage while defining their own path in the contemporary world...

Sasha taqสทลกษ™blu LaPointe is a Coast Salish author from the Nooksack and Upper Skagit Indian tribes. She is the author of Red Paint: The Ancestral Autobiography of a Coast Salish Punk, winner of the Pacific Northwest Book Awards and an NPR Best Book of the year, and the poetry collection Rose Quartz. She received a double MFA in creative nonfiction and poetry from the Institute of American Indian Arts. She lives in Tacoma, Washington.

Sasha taqสทลกษ™blu LaPointe is a Coast Salish author from the Nooksack and Upper Skagit Indian tribes. She is the author of Red Paint: The Ancestral Autobiography of a Coast Salish Punk, winner of the Pacific Northwest Book Awards and an NPR Best Book of the year, and the poetry collection Rose Quartz. She received a double MFA in creative nonfiction and poetry from the Institute of American Indian Arts. She lives in Tacoma, Washington.

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Audiobook details

Author:

Narrator:
Sasha LaPointe

ISBN:
9781666656527

Length:
5 hours 30 minutes

Language:
English

Publisher:
Dreamscape Media

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Edition:
Unabridged

Libro.fm rank:
#7,327 Overall

Genre rank:
#447 in Social Science

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Reviews

"A captivating collection of essays highlighting LaPointeโ€™s unique experiences and inheritances as a modern Coast Salish woman. Strongly recommended for fans of Red Paint and similar memoirs; essential for Pacific Northwest library collections." - Library Journal "Sasha LaPointe, a poet and performer, delivers her edgy essays with a pleasing voice and a sure sense of the significance of her message. She reads in a word-loving style with the tempo of one who appreciates the meanings her words convey." - Audiofile Magazine Expand reviews
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