| Description |
1 online resource (xviii, 195 pages) |
| Contents |
Part I. My origin story is a cross between "call me Ishmael," a few too many whiskey sours packed in an old thermos at the drive-in double feature, and that little voice that says, "You got this". Bury my heart at Chuck E. Cheese's -- Headlines -- Part II. Instead of a "raised by wolves" t-shirt, mine says "raised by functional alcoholics with intimacy phobias & low self-esteem". The Jimmy report -- My name is Moonbeam McSwine -- The Siam sequences -- Part III. Micro (agression) memoirs. First world (story) problems : brown girl multiple choice edition -- Tweets as assigned texts for aNative American studies course -- Ghoul, interrupted -- Part IV. Garsh durn it! You say patriarchy, I say patri-malarkey, dollars to donuts cuckoo banana pants, you gals & your lady power this 'n' that. An open letter to White women concerning The handmaid's tale and America's historical amnesia -- Fertility rites -- Wonder woman hits theaters, smashes patriarchy -- Jame Gumb, hero and pioneer of the fat-positivity movement -- Post-election message to the 53 percent -- Committee of barnyard swine to determine fate for women's health -- Champion our Native sisters! (but only selectively and under certain conditions) -- An open letter to White girls regarding pumpkin spice and cultural appropriation -- Part V. Me, cutting in front of all the people in all the lines forever : "it's okay, I literally was here first" #DecolonizedAF. Thousands of jingle dress dancers magically appear at Standing Rock Protector Site -- Satire article goes viral on day of 2016 Presidential election results -- Attack of the fifty-foot (Lakota) woman -- Minnesota Art Gallery to demolish "Indian uprisings" exhibit after Caucasian community protest -- Why I don't like "pussy" hats -- Li-li-li-li-land, Standing Rock, the musical! -- Part VI. Merciless Indian savages? Try merciless Indian fabulous!. Redeeming the English language (acquisition) series -- Fifty shades of buckskin -- Conversations with my Lakota mom -- Feast smudge snag -- Eight types of Native moms -- Part VII. "Shill the pretendian, unfav the genuine" is the 2018 remix of "kill the Indian, save the man". Red like me : I knew Rachel Dolezal back when she was Indigenous -- A list of alternative identities to try for fun and profit -- I have white bread privilege -- Things pseudo-Native authors have claimed to be but actually are not -- You might be a pretendian -- Part VIII. I watched Woman walks ahead and frankly was offended by the cookie-cutter, stereotypical portrayal of the menacing White soldier. Reel Indians don't eat quiche : the fight for authentic roles in Hollywood -- Are you there, Christmas? It's me, Carol! -- Post-election U.S. open in racist tirades competition -- West Wing world -- Part IX. The Native Americans used every part of the sacred turkey. Hey America, I'm taking back Thanksgiving -- Clown costumes banned, racist Native American Halloween costumes still okay -- Thanksgiving shopping at Costco : I just can't even -- Politically correct alternatives to culturally insensitive Halloween costumes -- Part X. Breaking news -- your neighbor who said, "Whoa, Dude, this whole Trump thing's, like, so fricken surreal," might actually be on to something. Step right up, folks -- Trump pardons Zombie apocalypse -- There's something about Andrew Jackson -- Trump administration to repeal bison as First National Mammal -- President Trump scheduled for whirlwind tour to desecrate world's treasures -- Part XI. The Trump administration's pop-up, coloring, scratch 'n' sniff, edible, and radioactive activity book. You've got mail! -- Executive order requiring all Americans take up cigarettes by end of 2017 -- The wild West (Wing) and Wild Bill Hiccup -- Give a chump a chance -- Ars Poetica by Donald J. Trump |
| Summary |
"Bury My Heart at Chuck E. Cheese's is a powerful and inviting collection of Tiffany Midge's musings on life, politics, and identity as a Native woman in modern America"-- Provided by publisher |
| Notes |
Online resource; title from digital title page (viewed on August 19, 2020) |
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Indian women authors -- Anecdotes
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American literature -- Indian authors.
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Indian wit and humor.
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American literature -- Indian authors
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Indian wit and humor
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Indian women authors
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| Genre/Form |
humor.
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Anecdotes
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Humor
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Humor.
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Humour.
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Hobson, Geary
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| ISBN |
9781496218032 |
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1496218035 |
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9781496218056 |
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1496218051 |
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