Bird Songs Don't Lie: Writings from the Rez politics other—everyone who makes us who

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And their contributions exemplify how Indigenous peoples are creatively applying tools of decolonization and critical research to re-create Indigenous thought and culture in a present day that rarely resembles the days of their ancestors

Bird Songs Don't Lie: Writings from the Rez politics other—everyone who makes us whoEssays and short stories from a celebrated Cupeo Cahuilla journalist. "Johnson is by turns tender and hilarious as ever. This book is a welcome addition to his loving history of the world as he knows it." Susan Straight, author of Sacrament In this moving collection of short stories and essays, Gordon Lee Johnson (Cupeo Cahuilla) cements his voice not only as a commentator on American Indian reservation life but also as a master of fiction writing.