Buffy Sainte-Marie: It's My Way Contributor(s): Stonechild, Blair (Author) |
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ISBN: 1897252781 ISBN-13: 9781897252789 Publisher: Fifth House Publishers OUR PRICE: $22.46 Product Type: Paperback Published: October 2012 |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Biography & Autobiography | Cultural, Ethnic & Regional - Native American & Aboriginal - Biography & Autobiography | Music - Biography & Autobiography | Entertainment & Performing Arts |
Dewey: B |
Physical Information: 0.69" H x 6.11" W x 8.85" (1.03 lbs) 282 pages |
Themes: - Ethnic Orientation - Native American - Sex & Gender - Feminine |
Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
Publisher Description: 2013 Saskatoon Book Awards: Aboriginal Peoples' Writing Award winner Buffy Sainte-Marie is a symbol of the free expression movement of the 1960s and her powerful songs inspired countless people seeking hope and change. Her life has been one of transitions; from songwriter to famous intellectually-oriented folk and protest singer, to country and western and rock and roll musician, to social activist, mother, script-writer, actress, digital artist, philanthropist, children's educator, and "medicine woman." Within all these roles, and throughout her incredibly diverse and engaging, though private, life, Buffy Sainte-Marie has cultivated her unique vision for achieving collective beauty and purpose in an often lonely world. In this ambitious biography of an international cultural icon, Blair Stonechild seeks to bring together the many facets of a remarkable life, and to develop a sense of the woman behind it all. In doing so, Stonechild also traces some of the tumultuous history of the Cree people, and offers a fascinating, and challenging, view into the impoverished Saskatchewan reserve where Sainte-Marie was born, and an exploration of the story and context of a Native culture which Buffy continues to inspire today. |
Contributor Bio(s): Stonechild, Blair: - Blair Stonechild |