An investigation into how Native American identity became a commodity

Settlers dominated and divided

In a voice that resonates with insight and humor

he was raised in the ancestral manner to be a successful hunter and warrior and a respectful and productive member of Sioux society

winner of the National Book Critics Circle Award and the PEN/Jean Stein Book Award for Whereas

Bird Songs Don't Lie: Writings from the Rez science An investigation into how NativeEssays and short stories from a celebrated Cupeo Cahuilla journalist. "Johnson is by turns tender and hilarious as ever. This book is a welcome addition to his loving history of the world as he knows it." Susan Straight, author of Sacrament In this moving collection of short stories and essays, Gordon Lee Johnson (Cupeo Cahuilla) cements his voice not only as a commentator on American Indian reservation life but also as a master of fiction writing.