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Audio Recording nila northSun reads and discusses i gotta be Indian tomorrow on June 30, 2020. i gotta be Indian tomorrow

nila northSun reads and discusses i gotta be Indian tomorrow
Audio recording of poet reading and discussing poem.

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Title

  • nila northSun reads and discusses i gotta be Indian tomorrow on June 30, 2020.

Other Title

  • i gotta be Indian tomorrow

Summary

  • nila northSun reads and discusses her poem "i gotta be Indian tomorrow" on June 30, 2020, from her home in Fallon, Nevada. northSun, Shoshone/Chippewa, has been writing for over four decades and has had six books published. She lives on her reservation in Fallon, Nevada.

Names

  • NorthSun, Nila, author, speaker.
  • Library of Congress. Poetry and Literature Center, sponsor.

Created / Published

  • 2020.

Headings

  • -  American poetry--Indian authors
  • -  American poetry--21st century
  • -  Indians of North America--Poetry

Genre

  • Poetry
  • Poetry readings (Sound recordings)
  • Sound recordings
  • Digital photographs--B&w--2010-2020

Notes

  • -  Living Nations, Living Words: A Collection of First Peoples Poetry (AFC 2020/004: 38) Archive of Folk Culture, American Folklife Center, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.
  • -  In English.

Medium

  • 1 audio file (0:03:44) : digital, wav
  • 1 photograph : digital, jpg, black and white
  • 2 manuscripts (3 pages) : digital, pdf

Source Collection

  • Living Nations, Living Words: A Collection of First Peoples Poetry AFC 2020/004

Repository

Digital Id

Library of Congress Control Number

  • 2020785238

Rights Advisory

  • Duplication of collection materials may be governed by copyright and other restrictions.
  • nila northSun, "I gotta be Indian tomorrow" from love at gunpoint (R. L. Crow Publications, 2007). Copyright © by nila northSun. Reprinted with the permission of the author. Photo courtesy of R. L. Crow Publications.

Access Advisory

Online Format

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  • audio
  • pdf

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Credit line: Living Nations, Living Words (AFC 2020/004), American Folklife Center, Library of Congress

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Chicago citation style:

Northsun, Nila, Author, Speaker, and Sponsor Library Of Congress. Poetry And Literature Center. nila northSun reads and discusses i gotta be Indian tomorrow on. 2020. Pdf. https://www.loc.gov/item/2020785238/.

APA citation style:

Northsun, N. & Library Of Congress. Poetry And Literature Center, S. (2020) nila northSun reads and discusses i gotta be Indian tomorrow on. [Pdf] Retrieved from the Library of Congress, https://www.loc.gov/item/2020785238/.

MLA citation style:

Northsun, Nila, Author, Speaker, and Sponsor Library Of Congress. Poetry And Literature Center. nila northSun reads and discusses i gotta be Indian tomorrow on. 2020. Pdf. Retrieved from the Library of Congress, <www.loc.gov/item/2020785238/>.