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Embracing Fry Bread: Confessions of a Wannabe
Roger Welsch
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Description for Embracing Fry Bread: Confessions of a Wannabe
Paperback. Welsch tells the story of his lifelong relationship with Native American culture Num Pages: 272 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFSL9; JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5487 x 3556 x 17. Weight in Grams: 327.
When he was out playing Indian, enacting Hollywood-inspired scenarios, it never occurred to the child Roger Welsch that the little girl sitting next to him in school was Indian. A lifetime of learning later, Welsch’s enthusiasm is undimmed, if somewhat more enlightened. In Embracing Fry Bread Welsch tells the story of his lifelong relationship with Native American culture, which, beginning in earnest with the study of linguistic practices of the Omaha tribe during a college anthropology course, resulted in his becoming an adopted member and kin of both the Omaha and the Pawnee tribes. With requisite humility and a healthy dose ... Read more
When he was out playing Indian, enacting Hollywood-inspired scenarios, it never occurred to the child Roger Welsch that the little girl sitting next to him in school was Indian. A lifetime of learning later, Welsch’s enthusiasm is undimmed, if somewhat more enlightened. In Embracing Fry Bread Welsch tells the story of his lifelong relationship with Native American culture, which, beginning in earnest with the study of linguistic practices of the Omaha tribe during a college anthropology course, resulted in his becoming an adopted member and kin of both the Omaha and the Pawnee tribes. With requisite humility and a healthy dose ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
University of Nebraska Press United States
Number of pages
272
Condition
New
Number of Pages
272
Place of Publication
Nebraska, United States
ISBN
9780803225329
SKU
V9780803225329
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99-1
About Roger Welsch
Roger Welsch is an adjunct professor of anthropology at the University of Nebraska–Lincoln and the author of more than forty books, including Touching the Fire: Buffalo Dancers, the Sky Bundle, and Other Tales and My Nebraska, both available in Bison Books editions.
Reviews for Embracing Fry Bread: Confessions of a Wannabe
"Welsch's natural warmth and skill as a storyteller, and his obvious respect for the individuals he encounters, come through clearly in his writing, and it's easy to see why so many people, from so many backgrounds, might be honored to call him "friend.""—Publishers Weekly "Though an anthropology scholar, Welsch is never pedantic or preachy. Instead, this is a heartfelt and ... Read more