Shapes of Native Nonfiction: Collected Essays by Contemporary Writers Salish (Séliš) The design is compelling and

The design is compelling and colorful

She also suffered physical and sexual abuse by different adults

not just human beings

in literature

from Alaska to North Carolina

Shapes of Native Nonfiction: Collected Essays by Contemporary Writers Salish (Séliš) The design is compelling andJust 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