Monkey Beach Iñupiaq as well as contemporary writing

as well as contemporary writing in several of California's Native languages

including one of the only American Indian agents in the bureau

Cherokee Earth Dwellers offers a rich understanding of nature grounded in Cherokee creature names

Billy-Ray Belcourt’s voice is uniquely plangent and self-aware

For example

Monkey Beach Iñupiaq as well as contemporary writingTragedy strikes a Native community when the Hill family's handsome seventeen year old son, Jimmy, mysteriously vanishes at sea. Left behind to cope during the search and rescue effort is his sister, Lisamarie, a wayward teenager with a dark secret. She sets off alone in search of Jimmy through the Douglas Channel and heads for Monkey Beach a shore famed for its sasquatch sightings. Infused by turns with darkness and humour, Monkey Beach is a