{"product_id":"we-are-still-here-alyssa-london-9781400255139","title":"We Are Still Here: An Indigenous Exploration of Identity, Heritage, and Belonging","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBelonging is one of the most universal human needs, yet for many mixed-race Indigenous people, it can feel uncertain or contested. Tlingit author Alyssa London grew up with this tension, knowing who she was while sensing that others viewed her identity as something to debate.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn \u003cem\u003eWe Are Still Here\u003c\/em\u003e, Alyssa interweaves her own story and conversations with Indigenous people across and beyond the United States to explore the deeper questions beneath identity: What defines belonging? Who gets to validate it? How do Indigenous people carry culture into the present when society often misunderstands or romanticizes them?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThrough themes such as: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLand- and place-based identity, \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSovereignty and self-determination, \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTribal economic development, \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eKinship, enrollment, and community-defined belonging, \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCultural and artistic continuation, \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eRepresentation and erasure, and\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMixed-race identity and belonging, \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003eAlyssa offers a portrait of Indigenous life that is expansive, ongoing, and deeply human, seeking to lay to rest the painful misconception that \"real\" Native people exist only in the past.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eWe Are Still Here\u003c\/em\u003e is both personal and collective. It reminds readers that identity is not something you earn or prove. It is something you inherit, live, and choose every day, without needing to justify it to anyone.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHeartfelt and hopeful, this book speaks to anyone who has ever questioned where they fit and affirms that belonging and identity are not given to you. They are yours to claim.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Alyssa London\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1400255139\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781400255139\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Harper Celebrate\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 02\/02\/2027\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 240\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover","brand":"Alyssa London","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":48874775118079,"sku":"9781400255139","price":26.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/we-are-still-here-alyssa-london-9781400255139","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}