Setting aside our assumptions and stereotypes, what is actually like to come of age in a Native American culture? In this diverse anthology, 22 writers share their experiences, including classic accounts by Black Elk, Lame Deer, and Luther Standing Bear. Also featured here are contributions by Leslie Marmon Silko, Basil Johnston, and Vickie L. Sears, plus selections from longer works by Louise Erdrich (Love Medicine), Michael Dorris (Yellow Raft in Blue Water), and N. Scott Momaday (The Names: A Memoir).