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diligence and deep commitment to their community

So began a quest to understand her people's historical

she couldn’t help but wonder

and returns to the reservation

Focuses on the Sioux people (Lakota/Teton

Indigenous Poetics Cheyenne diligence and deep commitment toIndigenous Poetics is a collection of essays by contemporary Native American poets in the United States who explore how the genre helps to radically understand, contemplate, and realize something deeper about ourselves, our communities, and our worlds. The collection illuminates the creative process, identity, language, and the making of poetry. The contributors tell us, in their own words and on their own Indigenous terms, how they engage poetic