Human Rights, Indigenous Women, Re-Making Memory





RAVEN EYE, book review, by William Arce


Excerpt:



"The emphasis on "revolution" and "women" is at stake throughout the whole text. ... the women in the "rez" find themselves under the dual oppression of their men and of white society."



"The last poems are especially moving in their range and scope. Elements of lost history, forgiveness, spirittual healing and the omnipotent power of memory ore resurrected: "Raen knows/Raven breaths"...








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