![]() ![]() “I just hope that sustains itself and continues to grow and and just be a force in the literary world." 1. Keywords: Native American literature Native history and heritage urbanity Tommy Oranges novel There There rewrites the narrative of Na- tive American. “A lot more Native authors have visibility and are putting out books,” he said. While much of the history is dark, Orange is heartened by the changes he's seeing in the publishing industry. ![]() As dark as some of those truths might be, not looking at them is not helping anyone,” he said. “The history of many people in this country is deeply connected to who we are in history and who we are today and what made this country what it is. ![]() He encourages people to read them and learn about Native cultures from the people who know them best. I think the power of doing that work yourself, representing yourself and your people on the page or in books or movies or TV shows, is the most powerful way to give an accurate representation of who you are as a people."įor Native American Heritage Month, Orange, who is a member of the Cheyenne and Arapaho tribes of Oklahoma, shared his list of must-read books by Native authors in 2022. “On top of that, we aren’t represented very much in the media. “We are so often only depicted in the past tense,” the "There, There" author told TODAY. ![]() As a bestselling author, Tommy Orange makes sure to include modern technology and references in his writing that features Native American people. ![]()
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