Not Far Away

Lois Beardslee is the author of Rachel's Children (2004), a novel about the Ojibwe of northern Michigan, and the essay collection Lies to Live By (2003). She is an instructor in communications at Northwestern Michigan College and an Ojibwe artist whose works are in public and private collections around the world.

• Part 1 Introduction 2 The Real Life Adventures of Ima Pipiig 3 Koolaid 4 Solstice 5 Indian Boarding School 6 Not Far Away 7 Falcon Clan Meets Indian Boarding School 8 Venn Diagrams 9 Educating Ima 10 Before I Offend Most of You, I Would Like to Thank You for Coming 11 Turtle TV 12 Public Education As a Form of Media 13 Racism 101 14 The Lecture They Want to Hear 15 Sweetgrass 16 The Play 17 Creation Stories 18 No Wait, I Know a Part That Comes Before the Beginning 19 The Lore of the Turtle 20 Book Reviews 21 The Lars Nederstadt Holocaust Museum 22 Men in Brown 23 Why Ima Pipiig Did Not Vote 24 Jim Crow- Culture of Convenience 25 The Chair 26 F-ed By the V-Monologues 27 The Throw-Away People 28 Laughing Man 29 I Wannabe a Delicacy 30 Dead Horses, and How to Beat Them 31 Toxins 32 Gambling for Dollars 33 Big Waldeau and Pork Patty 34 Shiigawk 35 On Warriors, Living and Dead 36 The Shirt 37 We Did Not Come Over Here on the Mayflower 38 The Ladies Sat There Patiently

Once again Lois Beardslee goes right to the heart, both figuratively and pointedly. Through her own voice and experiences, and through that of her semi-fictional, semi-autobiographical alter-ego, Ima Pipiig, she effectively makes abundantly clear the many forms that racism takes, permeating social institutions and every aspect of our daily lives. Her words, carefully considered, yet straight from the wounds of experience, speak powerfully to Native and non-Native readers alike. This book is highly recommended to the general reader and to every student seriously seeking insights into contemporary American society.