Shapes of Native Nonfiction: Collected Essays by Contemporary Writers Salish (Séliš) and a menagerie of animals

and a menagerie of animals engaged in sport

in literature

The design is compelling and colorful

At the Leech Lake Memorial Day gathering

not just human beings

Shapes of Native Nonfiction: Collected Essays by Contemporary Writers Salish (Séliš) and a menagerie of animalsJust as a basket's purpose determines its materials, weave, and shape, so too is the purpose of the essay related to its material, weave, and shape. Editors Elissa Washuta and Theresa Warburton ground this anthology of essays by Native writers in the formal art of basket weaving. Using weaving techniques such as coiling and plaiting as organizing themes, the editors have curated an exciting collection of imaginative, world making lyric essays by