| Title | : | His Feathers Were Chains |
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| ISBN | : | 1946163228 |
| ISBN-10 | : | 9781946163226 |
| Language | : | English |
| Format Type | : | Paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 86 |
| Publication | : | Published January 1, 2020 |
Lajimodiere's newest collection of poetry takes its title from a statue the author observed - an Indian on a horse - fashioned from welded-together farm implements. The premise of the collection is overt criticism of settler society, but the poetry is subtle, approachable, and grounded in Ojibwe knowledge and customs. Feathers is divided into five sections: Broken Glass Dreams, Identity, His Feathers Were Chains, Thin White Heat, and Dancing with a Whirlwind.
Denise K. Lajimodiere is an enrolled citizen of the Turtle Mountain Band of Chippewa, Belcourt, North Dakota. She has been involved in education for thirty-eight years as an Elementary teacher and principal, earning her bachelor’s, master’s, and doctorate degrees from the University of North Dakota. She is also a traditional jingle dress dancer, a poet, and a birch bark-biting artist.
Denise K. Lajimodiere is an enrolled citizen of the Turtle Mountain Band of Chippewa, Belcourt, North Dakota. She has been involved in education for thirty-eight years as an Elementary teacher and principal, earning her bachelor’s, master’s, and doctorate degrees from the University of North Dakota. She is also a traditional jingle dress dancer, a poet, and a birch bark-biting artist.
His Feathers Were Chains Reviews
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As a Little Shell member, I have a cultural relationship with the Turtle Mountain Chippewa; it is where most of us came from, that rich Red River Valley and the Turtle Mountains. Lajimodiere is Turtle Mountain, and her poems took me there in ways nothing else ever does. It was such a welcome surprise to encounter her work and be able to sink into her—our—language. What a gift.
