| When the Night Bird Sings Contributor(s): Hifler, Joyce Sequichie (Author) |
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ISBN: 1571780785 ISBN-13: 9781571780782 Publisher: Council Oak Books OUR PRICE: $17.96 Product Type: Hardcover Published: September 2004 Annotation: Joyce Sequichie Hifler tells the story of her own childhood in the Oklahoma hills of Cherokee Country. A gracefully written story of contemporary Native American life and spirituality, When the Night Bird Sings soars with deep feeling and trademark Hifler insight and compassion. From a family so poor that an eight-dollar monthly check was a godsend, Hifler shares the profound lessons she learned from her extended family of elders and from the Great Spirit. The richness of the landscape is woven through the book in a poignant tribute to nature and to the universal magic of childhood. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Biography & Autobiography | Cultural, Ethnic & Regional - Native American & Aboriginal - Biography & Autobiography | Women - Social Science | Ethnic Studies - Native American Studies |
| Dewey: B |
| LCCN: 98050271 |
| Physical Information: 0.65" H x 5.27" W x 7.33" (0.58 lbs) 176 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: In this collection of luminous vignettes, beloved inspirational writer Joyce Sequichie Hifler, author of A Cherokee Feast of Days and Think on These Things, tells for the first time the story of her own childhood spent in Cherokee Country. From a family so poor that an eight-dollar monthly check was a godsend, Hifler shares the profound lessons she learned from her elders and from the Great Spirit. A gracefully written story of contemporary Native American life and spirituality, When the Night Bird Sings soars with trademark Hifler insight, a poignant appreciation for nature, and the universal magic of childhood. |