Son Who Returns (Pathfinders) - Softcover

Robinson, Gary

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1939053048 ISBN 13: 9781939053046

Publisher: 7th Generation, 2014

Synopsis

Fifteen-year-old Mark Centeno is of Chumash, Crow, Mexican and Filipino ancestry--he calls himself "four kinds of brown." When Mark goes to live with his Chumash grandmother on the reservation in central California, he discovers a rich world of family history and culture that he knows very little about. He also finds a pathway to understanding better a part of his own identity: powwow dancing. Riveted by the traditional dancers and feeling the magnetic pull of the drums, Mark begins the training and other preparations necessary for him to compete as a dancer in one of America's largest powwows.

About this title

Review:

"Robinson imparts a lot of solid information to us--information that bats down stereotyping and bias that is all-too-rampant in society...[He] also introduces readers to some of the identity politics that run through Native communities...I think Native kids (like Mark) who are new to powwow dancing, or who are mixed, will like reading how this identity politics will all get sorted out, and many will love seeing references to Gathering of Nations. Non-Native kids will get a glimpse into the not-monolithic world of Native people."-- (09/01/2014)

About the Author:

Award-winning writer and filmmaker Gary Robinson (Choctaw/Cherokee) has participated in the production of dozens of Native American educational, informational and documentary television projects and has worked to create Native American content for most of his adult life. He is the author of sixteen books, including seven PathFinders teen novels. Gary lives in Santa Ynez, California. For more information, visit www. tribaleyeproductions.com.

About this edition

• Publisher: 7th Generation
• Publication date: 2014
• ISBN 10: 1939053048
• ISBN 13: 9781939053046
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 143