The Winona LaDuke Reader: A Collection of Essential Writings - Softcover

Winona LaDuke has written and lectured about the issues of Native Americans, women, the environment, economy, and politics since 1979. Her writings have appeared in numerous independent and Native publications, and her presentations have ranged from the United Nations to shareholders' meetings. Her acclaimed novel, "Last Standing Woman," was published by Voyageur Press in 1997; her first work of non-fiction, "All Our Relations," in 1999 by South End Press. LaDuke, an Anishinaabe, founded the White Earth Land Recovery Project and the Indigenous Women's Network and has twice she has served as Ralph Nader's presidential running mate for the Green Party.

A leading member of the Green Party (she ran on the ticket with Ralph Nader in 2000), LaDuke is a well-known advocate of Native American rights and environmental and women's issues, as well as the author of a novel, Last Standing Woman. The pieces gathered here include 38 essays, one short story, and three poems, arranged in sections about Native environmentalism, Native traditions, women's issues, politics, and fiction and poetry. Some of these pieces were previously published in Earth Island Journal, News from Indian Country, Environmental Law and Policy, and other forums. In the essays, LaDuke discusses ideas of traditional ecological knowledge or the culturally and spiritually based way in which indigenous peoples relate to their ecosystems. Subjects include akiing, the Anishinaabeg concept of land ownership, which emphasizes that we belong to the land rather than the land to us; the idea of natural law as the highest law; and the conflict between the indigenous or land-based worldview and the industrial or predator worldview. This collection will resonate with people interested in issues critical to Native Americans and indigenous peoples worldwide. Recommended for all libraries. Sue Samson, Univ. of Montana Lib., Missoula
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