{"product_id":"rez-life-paperback","title":"Rez Life - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eDavid Treuer\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCelebrated novelist David Treuer has gained a reputation for writing fiction that expands the horizons of Native American literature. In \u003ci\u003eRez Life\u003c\/i\u003e, his first full-length work of nonfiction, Treuer brings a novelist's storytelling skill and an eye for detail to a complex and subtle examination of Native American reservation life, past and present. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWith authoritative research and reportage, Treuer illuminates misunderstood contemporary issues like sovereignty, treaty rights, and natural-resource conservation. He traces the convoluted waves of public policy that have deracinated, disenfranchised, and exploited Native Americans, exposing the tension and conflict that has marked the historical relationship between the United States government and the Native American population. Through the eyes of students, teachers, government administrators, lawyers, and tribal court judges, he shows how casinos, tribal government, and the Bureau of Indian Affairs have transformed the landscape of Native American life. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eA member of the Ojibwe of northern Minnesota, Treuer grew up on the Leech Lake Reservation, but was educated in mainstream America. Treuer traverses the boundaries of American and Indian identity as he explores crime and poverty, casinos and wealth, and the preservation of his native language and culture. \u003ci\u003eRez Life\u003c\/i\u003e is a strikingly original work of history and reportage, a must read for anyone interested in the Native American story.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eDavid Treuer\u003c\/b\u003e is the author of three novels--\u003ci\u003eLittle, The Hiawatha, \u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Translation of Dr. Appeles\u003c\/i\u003e-- and \u003ci\u003eNative American Fiction: A User's Manual\u003c\/i\u003e, a book of essays. A professor of literature and creative writing at USC, Treuer is the co-editor of the American Indian Culture and Research Journal. He divides his time between Los Angeles and Leech Lake Reservation in Minnesota.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 352\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1 x 8.1 x 5.4 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e January 01, 2013\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42131368902791,"sku":"9780802120823","price":19.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0601\/2623\/2711\/files\/963833e97e72998cdf0de9ed4984c438.webp?v=1732618408","url":"https:\/\/booksby.splitshops.com\/products\/rez-life-paperback","provider":"Books by splitShops","version":"1.0","type":"link"}