{"product_id":"gagaan-xusyeebelow-the-foot-of-xunei-lance-twitchell-9781646425556","title":"Gagaan X'Usyee\/Below the Foot of the Sun: Poems","description":"Identity and understanding are fluid and plural, yet the histories of violence and oppression influence and shape everything in the world because the past, present, and future exist in the same plane and at the same time. \u003ci\u003eG\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003eagaan X\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003eʼ\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003eusyee \/ Beneath the Foot of the Sun\u003c\/i\u003e is a unique collection of Indigenous cultural work and Ling? literature in the tradition of Nora Marks Dauenhauer and in the broader contemporary company of Joy Harjo and Sherwin Bitsui. Focused on the history of place and the Ling? and Haida people, who recognize little separation between life and art, these forty-six poems reach into the knowledge of the past, incorporate visions currently received, and draw a path for future generations. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e The collection is divided into four sections based on how the Ling? talk about g̱agaan--the sun. Featuring some poems in English, some in Ling?, and some that combine the beauty of the two, \u003ci\u003eG\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003eagaan X\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003eʼ\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003eusyee \/ Beneath the Foot of the Sun\u003c\/i\u003e displays an equal dignity in both languages that transcends monolingual constrictions. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e X'Unei Lance Twitchell\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1646425553\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781646425556\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e University of Alaska Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 06\/14\/2024\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 92\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eForeword\u003c\/i\u003e 02\/13\/2024","brand":"X'Unei Lance Twitchell","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44829423468799,"sku":"9781646425556","price":16.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_1a739e35-2df2-49e4-8efc-156c843d5e75.jpg?v=1708450759","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/gagaan-xusyeebelow-the-foot-of-xunei-lance-twitchell-9781646425556","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}