{"product_id":"rez-life-david-treuer-9780802120823","title":"Rez Life","description":"Celebrated novelist David Treuer has gained a reputation for writing fiction that expands the horizons of Native American literature. In \u003ci\u003eRez Life\u003c\/i\u003e, his first full-length work of nonfiction, Treuer brings a novelist's storytelling skill and an eye for detail to a complex and subtle examination of Native American reservation life, past and present. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWith authoritative research and reportage, Treuer illuminates misunderstood contemporary issues like sovereignty, treaty rights, and natural-resource conservation. He traces the convoluted waves of public policy that have deracinated, disenfranchised, and exploited Native Americans, exposing the tension and conflict that has marked the historical relationship between the United States government and the Native American population. Through the eyes of students, teachers, government administrators, lawyers, and tribal court judges, he shows how casinos, tribal government, and the Bureau of Indian Affairs have transformed the landscape of Native American life. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eA member of the Ojibwe of northern Minnesota, Treuer grew up on the Leech Lake Reservation, but was educated in mainstream America. Treuer traverses the boundaries of American and Indian identity as he explores crime and poverty, casinos and wealth, and the preservation of his native language and culture. \u003ci\u003eRez Life\u003c\/i\u003e is a strikingly original work of history and reportage, a must read for anyone interested in the Native American story.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e David Treuer\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0802120822\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780802120823\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Grove Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 01\/01\/2013\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 352\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.70lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.10h x 5.40w x 1.00d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eNew York Times Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e 02\/17\/2013 pg. 24","brand":"David Treuer","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44052117324031,"sku":"9780802120823","price":17.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_92e12d20-4914-4e68-9cac-3910da452244.jpg?v=1685017047","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/rez-life-david-treuer-9780802120823","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}