Floyd Red Crow Westerman: Folk Singer, Actor, Activist (Native American Lives) - Couverture souple

Isnana Nazin Win Erin Griffin

Couverture souple

ISBN 13 : 9798765671887

Editeur : Lerner Publications (Tm), 2026

Synopsis

Floyd Red Crow Westerman was born in Dakota homelands and attended Wahpeton Indian School, an off-reservation Indian boarding school. As a young boy, he taught himself how to play guitar, and he went on to become a musician and actor, most famously as Ten Bears in the movie Dances with Wolves. Through his career, he advocated for Indigenous rights and environmental causes. From playing concerts to acting on the big screen, learn all about the life of Westerman.

A propos du livre

À propos de l'auteur

Awanigiizhik Bruce (Mikinaak-Wajiw Anishinaabe, Nehiyaw, Michif) is a Two-Spirit diverse-media artist based on the Turtle Mountain Chippewa Reservation. Their art focuses on the Anishinaabe philosophy of Seven Generations, a code of ethics respecting ecological consciousness and Indigenous heritage. Awanigiizhik earned a BA in Ojibwe Language, Culture, and History at Turtle Mountain College. They spend much of the year completing site-specific and collaborative projects around the country, like murals in Duluth, Minnesota, and Belcourt, North Dakota. Currently, they are developing a body of work synthesizing quillwork, birch-bark basketry, and robotics, and designing Ojibwemowin visual resources for Turtle Mountain College.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Lerner Publications (Tm)
• Date d'édition: 2026
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 13: 9798765671887
• Reliure: Tapa blanda
• Illustrateur: Bruce Awanigiizhik
• Nombre de pages: 56
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
• Personne responsable: non disponible