People Shall Continue

Description:

Republished for its fortieth anniversary, this powerful story by renowned Acoma Pueblo poet and storyteller Simon J. Ortiz traces the history of Native / Indigenous people of North America from the time of creation to the present.

Brief description:

Simon J. Ortiz is a Puebloan writer of the Acoma Pueblo tribe, and one of the key figures in the second wave of what has been called the Native American Renaissance. Ortiz has published many books of poetry, short fiction, and nonfiction, but The People Shall Continue is his only book for young readers. His writing focuses on modern people's alienation from others, from oneself, and from one's environment--urging humanity to reconnect the wisdom of ancestral spirits and with Mother Earth. Ortiz lives in Tempe, Arizona.

Review Quotes:

"The times call on all of us to share The People Shall Continue. Ortiz reminds us that we must come together to save our planet." -- Debbie Reese, Ph.D., Publisher of American Indians in Children's Literature

"Simon Ortiz has long been regarded as a major poetic voice. He brings that voice to bear, along with a deep understanding of the beauty and endurance of Native American cultures, in The People Shall Continue. It is a book that should be in every grade-school library." -- Joseph Bruchac, author of Crazy Horse's Vision and the Killer of Enemies series

"A healing introduction, respectful reflection, profound and poetic celebration of the drumbeat, the heartbeat of Native Nations--past, present, and future." -- Cynthia Leitich Smith, New York Times bestselling author of the Feral series

CCBC Choices, Cooperative Children's Book Center (CCBC)