Speaking for the generations
Subtitle: native writers on writing
By: edited by Simon J. Ortiz.
Contributors: Ortiz, Simon J., 1941-
Series: Sun tracks ;; v. 35
Publisher: University of Arizona Press
Published: 1998
Place of publication: Tucson
Language: eng
Number of pages: 228
Subjects: American literature -- Indian authors -- History and criticism -- Theory, etc.; Authors, American -- 20th century -- Biography.; Indians of North America -- Intellectual life.; Authorship.; Indians of North America -- Biography.
Description: Now it is My Turn to Stand. At Acoma Pueblo meetings, members rise and announce their intention to speak. In that moment they are recognized and heard.

In Speaking for the Generations, Acoma Pueblo poet Simon Ortiz brings together contemporary Native American writers to take their turn. Each offers an evocation of herself or himself, describing the personal, social, and cultural influences on her or his development as a writer. Although each writer's viewpoint is personal and unique, together they reflect the rich tapestry of today's Native literature.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references.
Table of contents: title: Introduction / Simon J. Ortiz; title: Interior and exterior landscapes : the Pueblo migration stories / Leslie Marmon Silko; title: Breaking the silence : writing as "witness" / Gloria Bird; title: In the cycle of the whirl / Esther G. Belin; title: Immersed in words / Roberta J. Hill; title: Seeds / A.A. Hedge Coke; title: How my ghosts got pale faces / Daniel David Moses; title: Voice of the land : giving the good word / Elizabeth Woody; title: Land speaking / Jeannette C. Armstrong; title: The stones will speak again : dreams of an Ah Tz'ib' (writer) in the Maya land / Victor D. Montejo.