Old Woman with Berries in Her Lap

by Vivian Faith Prescott

Book Overview

Through a single descendant's voice that speaks to the S mi diaspora, this collection of poems is a journey through colonialism, transgenerational trauma, and identity. Many have heard of the S mi reindeer herders brought to Alaska by Sheldon Jackson in the 1800s, but not much is known about the S mi diaspora experiences in the state and beyond. The poems in Old Woman with Berries in Her Lap use the North S mi language as well as graphics and...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1602234531
• ISBN13: 9781602234536
• Release Date: March 2022
• Publisher: University of Alaska Press
• Length: 136 Pages
• Weight: 0.50 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 5.9" x 9.0"