Greg Sarris
Author of Mabel McKay: Weaving the Dream
Works by Greg Sarris
The Sound of Rattles and Clappers: A Collection of New California Indian Writing (Sun Tracks, Vol 26) (1994) 28 copies
The Forgetters: Stories 3 copies
The Last Woman from Petaluma 1 copy
Weaving the Dream 1 copy
Associated Works
Here First: Autobiographical Essays by Native American Writers (Modern Library Paperbacks) (1838) — Contributor — 34 copies
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- Canonical name
- Sarris, Greg
- Legal name
- Sarris, Gregory Michael
- Birthdate
- 1952-02-12
- Gender
- male
- Nationality
- USA
- Birthplace
- Santa Rosa, California, USA
- Places of residence
- Penngrove, California, USA
- Education
- University of California, Los Angeles (BA|1977)
Stanford University (MA|1981|MA|1988|Ph.D|1989) - Occupations
- Tribal Executive
playwright
Professor
Novelist
screenwriter - Organizations
- Federated Indians of Graton Rancheria
Sonoma State University
Smithsonian's National Museum of the American Indian
Modern Language Association
University of California, Los Angeles
Loyola Marymount University (show all 12)
University of California Board of Regents
First Americans in the Arts
Screenwriters Guild
PEN
Authors Guild
Authors League of America - Awards and honors
- American Academy of Arts and Sciences (2020)
Santa Fe Film Festival Award, best screenplay (1996)
American Indian Film Festival Award (1996)
Bay Area Theater Critics Award for best play (2002)
Hugo Award for Best Documentary (2003) - Short biography
- Greg Sarris has held the Graton Rancheria Endowed Chair in Creative Writing and Native American Studies in the School of Arts & Humanities at Sonoma State University since 2005; and he is currently serving his fourteenth consecutive term as Chair of the Federated Indians of Graton Rancheria. His tribal nation had been “terminated” in 1958, but Sarris led a successful campaign to restore federal recognition, then renew economic development. Sarris has led Graton Rancheria through the difficult process of casino and hotel development, cultivated extensive partnerships and philanthropies, and built an equitable partnership with unions for fair wage and employment standards. He is an exemplary elected tribal leader. His career is also marked by exceptional achievement as both a credentialed scholar and writer with a body of work spanning short stories, novels, nonfiction, and scripts for both television and theater.
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Stories from the life of Mabel McKay, a world renowned Pomo baker weaver and medicine woman.
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I found myself growing increasingly fond of the crow sisters, Question Woman and Story Woman, as the book progressed. I also found myself moved by the stories they tell. We do forget. And we do repeat our mistakes. Question Woman and Answer Woman remind us that at one time people, animals, and plants were all "people," who could interact with one another. Because we've forgotten that, we treat plants and animals as commodities, which undercuts our humanity and our respect for the beings who surround us.
The Forgetters is the sort of book one can read in bursts, taking in a story, sitting with it, reflecting on the crow sisters' thoughts about the story. In fact, I think this is the best way to read the book. The stories are lessons, and we need to live with each before moving on to the next.
I received a free electronic review copy of this title from the publisher via Edelweiss; the opinions are my own.… (more)