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Bear tracks : memories of a Ho-Chunk elder / Sherman Funmaker.
Van Pelt Library PS3556.U64 B43 2026
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Funmaker, Sherman, author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Ho-Chunk Indians--21st century--Poetry.
- Ho-Chunk Indians.
- American poetry--21st century.
- American poetry.
- Ho-Chunk Indians--Biography.
- Funmaker, Sherman.
- Genre:
- Autobiographical poetry.
- Physical Description:
- 99 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm
- Place of Publication:
- [Madison, Wis.] : Wisconsin Historical Society Press, 2026.
- Summary:
- A poet, musician, designer, teacher, and Ho-Chunk elder, Sherman Funmaker shares his life story in this intensely personal debut. Through poems, short essays, and photos, Funmaker explores themes of childhood and family ties, finding and leaving home, creating art, experiencing love and loss, and seeking belonging. With a voice both distinct and entirely relatable, he helps us find resilience and hope for the future while reckoning with the struggles of our past. -- back cover.
- Contents:
- Introduction
- 1. My people all around
- 2. All the noise I wanted
- 3. Letter to love
- 4. The tracks we leave.
- ISBN:
- 1976600715
- 9781976600715
- OCLC:
- 1528884633
- Publisher Number:
- 90103915971
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