Bøger af Angela Parker

"The single most destructive act ever perpetrated on any tribe by the United States," Vine Deloria Jr. called it. For the Mandan, Hidatsa, and Arikara communities living on the Fort Berthold Indian Reservation in North Dakota, the construction of the Garrison Dam as part of the New Deal-era Pick-Sloan Missouri Basin Program meant the flooding of a third of their land, including their most fertile agricultural acreage, the loss of their homes, and wrenching relocation. In Damming the Reservation, Angela K. Parker, an enrolled member of the Three Affiliated Tribes, offers a deeply researched, unflinching history of the tribes' fight to preserve and rebuild their culture, shared history, common stories, sense of place, and sovereignty. With the richly informed and deeply personal perspective of a historian and descendant of those who survived these events, Parker tracks the riverine communities from 1920 to 1960, in the years before, during, and after the Army Corps of Engineers did its devastating work. By studying the inextricable link between on-the-ground conditions and national policy, she builds a cohesive narrative for twentieth-century Native American history that hinges on the assertion of Indigenous sovereignties. These battles over land, water, and resources that constitute the "territory" required to maintain a working sovereign body are at the very heart of the Native American past, present, and future. The author shows how Indigenous resistance to the Garrison Dam created a new generation of activists, including Tillie Walker, the focus of the book's epilogue. Damming the Reservation documents what can happen when a settler colonial nation tramples tribal rights while exerting control over rural hinterlands: in this case, the reservation community developed a praxis of self-determination and tribal sovereignty that trickled up to the national level so that tribal meanings came to saturate federal Indian policy. This is a history whose lessons echo through today's most pressing environmental justice crises.

Book One in The Gutter List short story collection. Who in their right mind would try to seduce a stranger on a crowded street? April wants to give it a go, but seducing a stranger could be dangerous! *Warning* This approximately 5000 word piece contains mature content.

A book about a truly traumatic time in my life, handling being raped and kidnapped by a stranger and then the demanding job of taking him to court. Also talks about personal feelings, struggles and trying to rebuild my life after the assault. The Stroke, regarding the massive stroke in late 2010, what happened before, during and after. And some small things about the people who are my family, my closest friends and my strength.

This headline style daily writer's journal is made with comfort zones in mind... specifically getting out of them. Sometimes you will love it and sometimes you will hate it, but there is no shortage of opportunities to get you out of your own genre and into something you may be far less comfortable with. Even a mere one hundred words on a focus that you hate will help to advance your skills. If you aren't writing in multiple genres at least on occasion you are doing yourself a disservice. Never forget that art is subjective. There are no wrong answers, just different perceptions. Great for beginners and seasoned authors alike, a daily micro story can help you hone your craft, encourage you to think outside of your box, and give you insight on your approach to styles both inside and outside of your own without leaving a large footprint on your time. This publication strives to be unique yet broad in the subject matter of the prompts while offering some familiarity as well to an array of different kinds of writers.

A book about a truly traumatic time in my life, handling being raped and kidnapped by a stranger and then the demanding job of taking him to court. Also talks about personal feelings, struggles and trying to rebuild my life after the assault.