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Paula Gunn Allen was an American poet known for her profound understanding and engagement with Native American culture. Her poetry blends Native American mythology with modern poetic techniques, showcasing rich imagination and profound emotion.

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“In America, law substitutes for custom.”

America Law Customs Substitutes

Book:Off the Reservation: Reflections on Boundary-busting Border-crossing Loose Canons

Source: Off the Reservation: Reflections on Boundary-busting Border-crossing Loose Canons

“... America has amnesia. ... Certainly, there is a passion for memory loss in American thought. ... Americans may be the world champion forgetters.”

World May America Passion Memories Loss Champion Amnesia World Champions Memory Loss

Author:Paula Gunn Allen

“America does not seem to remember that it derived its wealth, its values, its food, much of its medicine, and a large part of its "dream" from Native Americans.”

Doe Dream Seems America Remember Values Culture Wealth Justice Diversity Social Justice Medicine Native Native American

Book:The Sacred Hoop: Recovering the Feminine in American Indian Traditions

Source: The Sacred Hoop: Recovering the Feminine in American Indian Traditions

About the Author

Born: October 24, 1939
Died: May 29, 2008
Known for: Poet
Quotes: 32

Books & Sources

The Sacred Hoop: Recovering the Feminine in American Indian TraditionsRelated source material

Off the Reservation: Reflections on Boundary-busting Border-crossing Loose CanonsRelated source material

Grandmothers of the Light: A Medicine Woman's SourcebookRelated source material

Life is a Fatal Disease: Collected Poems 1962-1995Related source material

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