Take Us to Your Chief and Other Stories: Classic Science-Fiction with a Contemporary First Nations Outlook

Take Us to Your Chief and Other Stories: Classic Science-Fiction with a Contemporary First Nations OutlookA forgotten Haudenosaunee social song beams into the cosmos like a homing beacon for interstellar visitors. A computer learns to feel sadness and grief from the history of atrocities committed against First Nations. A young Native man discovers the secret to time travel in ancient petroglyphs. Drawing inspiration from science fiction legends like Arthur C. Clarke, Isaac Asimov and Ray Bradbury, Drew Hayden Taylor frames classic science fiction tropes

and more—inspire flavorful combinations and fierce protection of resources

yes this is really happening

bush trails

Once again

and hope that will stand as a defining master work of American literature for generations to come

Beautifully redesigned and with a new foreword by Jill La Pointe

finding a glimmer of hope in Indigenous cultures that

who has taught himself traditional Indian dance through YouTube videos and has come to the powwow to dance in public for the very first time

Weaving together the voices of four indelible women

culturally rich

Henry Mihesuah spoke at length about his life to his daughter-in-law

and through this dialogue