Guest Author Susan Power, Part 1
This item is included in the following series/curriculum: Contemporary Native American Authors
- Grade Level: Senior High (10-12)-Adult
- Subjects: Language and Literature, Contemporary
- Produced By: Governors State University
- Year: 1997
- Country: United States
- Language: English
- Running Time: 58m 47s
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Part 1 of 2: Susan Power (Dakota/German) is the author of the national best-seller, The Grass Dancer. Ms. Power is originally from Chicago, and holds both undergraduate and law degrees from Harvard. Topics covered in this class include Indian boarding schools, the religious impact of Christianity on American Indians, an author's relationship to "place", and the occasional aggressiveness of white "helpers." James Welch also makes a reappearance in this class via telephone.