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Keepers of the Morning Star

Keepers of the Morning Star: An Anthology of Native Women's Theater

Keepers of the Morning Star: An Anthology of Native Women’s Theater showcases the exciting range of Native women’s theater today from the dynamic fusion of storytelling, ceremony, music, and dance to the bold experimentation of poetic stream-of-consciousness and Native agit-prop. While negotiating complex issues, including family, community, repatriation, sovereignty, urban relocation, and cultural and spiritual appropriation, this collection celebrates the enduring power of Native women’s traditions to heal and transform.

386 pp. $25 paper. ISBN 978-0-935626-56-5

 

Table of Contents

"Morning Star Children" (poem)
Suzan Shown Harjo

Introduction: "Blessed"
Jaye Darby

SongCatcher: A Native Interpretation of the Story of Frances Densmore
Marcie Rendon

No Home but the Heart
Daystar/Rosalie Jones

Ghost Dance
Annette Arkeketa

The Woman Who Was a Red Deer Dressed for the Deer Dance
Diane Glancy

Urban Tattoo
Marie Clements

Winnetou's Snake Oil Show from Wigwam City
Spiderwoman Theater

Takeover of the Andrew Jackson Reading Room
Sierra Adare

molly has her say
Margaret Bruchac

Published Plays by Native Women Playwrights in the United States and Canada
Ann Haugo

About the Playwrights