{"product_id":"native-nation-project-paperback","title":"Native Nation Project - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eLarissa Fasthorse\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eMichael John Garcés\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThis three-play collection celebrates the vibrancy and vitality of modern Indigenous culture and draw attention to complex issues within the contemporary Native experience.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis latest volume from the acclaimed author of \u003ci\u003eThe Thanksgiving Play \u003c\/i\u003ecollects a trilogy of plays co-created with Cornerstone Theater Company as well as urban Native artists and culture bearers.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn \u003ci\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eUrban Rez\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e, five interconnected stories depict members of a Native tribe in Los Angeles weighing the pros and cons of federal recognition.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDeveloped through talking circles with Indigenous peoples of Arizona, \u003ci\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eNative Nation\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e is an immersive theatrical production that seeks to combat the erasure of Native people from wider American culture by telling the story of the land through the eyes of its original people.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCreated with people of the Lakota and Dakota tribal nations, \u003ci\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWicoun\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e centers on Áya and their brother Khoskalaka, who are already busy enough raising cousins and siblings while trying to graduate high school. Then the zombies arrive. When Áya summons a native superhero for help, they set off on a journey across the lands of the Oceti Sakowin.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTogether, these plays explore a wide range of urgent issues that continue to affect Indigenous communities today, including assimilation, two-spirit identity, food equity, water rights, tribal sovereignty, broken treaties, genocide, and violation of sacred lands. They also celebrate a rich history and essential culture, telling stories by and for Native people.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eLarissa FastHorse\u003c\/b\u003e (Sicangu Lakota Nation) is a writer\/choreographer, and co-founder of Indigenous Direction, the nation's leading consulting company for Indigenous arts and audiences. FastHorse is the first Native American playwright in the history of American theater to have a play on the top ten most-produced list, with \u003ci\u003eThe Thanksgiving Play\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003ci\u003eThe Thanksgiving Play\u003c\/i\u003ewas the first play written by an Indigenous woman ever to be produced on Broadway. Additional produced plays include \u003ci\u003eWhat Would Crazy Horse Do?\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eLandless\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eCow Pie Bingo\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eAverage Family\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eTeaching Disco Squaredancing to Our Elders: a Class Presentation\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eVanishing Point\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eCherokee Family Reunion\u003c\/i\u003e (Mountainside Theater). FastHorse is the recipient of numerous awards, including a MacArthur \"Genius\" Fellowship. She lives in Santa Monica with her husband, the sculptor Edd Hogan. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eMichael John Garcés\u003c\/b\u003e is the former artistic director of Cornerstone Theater Company. He is a recipient of the Doris Duke Artist Award, the Princess Grace Statue, the Alan Schneider Director Award, TCG\/New Generations Grant, and the Non-Profit Excellence Award from the Center of Non-Profit Management. He serves as Executive Vice President of the board of the Stage Directors and Choreography Society.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHis plays include \u003ci\u003e36 Yesses\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eMagic Fruit\u003c\/i\u003e (Cornerstone); \u003ci\u003eTOWN\u003c\/i\u003e (Theatre Horizon); and \u003ci\u003esouth\u003c\/i\u003e (Great Plains Theatre Commons). Directing credits include \u003ci\u003eThe Rivers Don't Know\u003c\/i\u003e by James McManus (City Theatre Company); \u003ci\u003eHighland Park is Here\u003c\/i\u003e by Mark Valdez (Cornerstone and Latino Theatre Company's \"Re: Encuentro 2021\"); \u003ci\u003eThe Play You Want\u003c\/i\u003e by Bernardo Cubria (The Road Theatre); \u003ci\u003eSeize the King\u003c\/i\u003e by Will Power (The Alliance); Larissa FastHorse's \u003ci\u003eThe Thanksgiving Play\u003c\/i\u003e (The Geffen Playhouse) and \u003ci\u003eUrban Rez\u003c\/i\u003e (Cornerstone); and \u003ci\u003ethe just and the blind\u003c\/i\u003e by Marc Bamuthi Joseph and composer Daniel Bernard Roumain (Carnegie Hall and The Kennedy Center). He is a professor of practice in English at Arizona State University.\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 248\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.94 x 8.35 x 5.51 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e November 18, 2025\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43699211468935,"sku":"9781636702476","price":22.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0601\/2623\/2711\/files\/uwOVBDPUFo9781636702476.webp?v=1767484510","url":"https:\/\/booksby.splitshops.com\/products\/native-nation-project-paperback","provider":"Books by splitShops","version":"1.0","type":"link"}