Dirt Is Red Here, The: Art and Poetry from Native California
''...a stunning collection of poetry and visual art...that should be read by all students of Native America.'' --Patricia Penn Hilden, author ofWhen Nickles Were Indians: An Urban, Mixed-Blood Story''The little-known California Indian tribes...are able to transport one into marvelous dreams of atavistic worlds.'' -- Wayne Thiebaud, painter''To readThe Dirt Is Red Here: Art and Poetry from Native Californiais to experience the thriving and dynamic life of a continuing land and people. No matter the invasion by Spanish conquistadors, no matter the devastation of the Gold Rush, no matter Silicon Valley! These are Chumash, Hupa, Maidu, Miwok, Chukchansi, Achumawe, Atsugewi, Luiseno, Paiute, Yurok, Ohlone, Wintu, Karuk and more, many more, saying, 'This is our home. We are here. This is our art, and this is our poetry.''' ----Simon J. Ortiz (Acoma Pueblo), author ofOut There Somewhere, After and Before the Lightning, Men on the Moon