Thunder Song Essays
Thunder Song Essays by Sasha LaPointe, published by Catapult on March 4, 2025, is a collection of 256 pages that delves into the complexities of indigenous identity and personal experience. LaPointe, known for her previous work, blends family history with her own memories to create essays that serve as both a reflection and a call to action. The writing addresses themes such as cultural displacement and environmental degradation, offering insights into the power of community and the importance of conscientious honesty.
In this edition, readers will find a range of essays that navigate the intersections of being a queer indigenous woman in the United States. LaPointe draws from her family’s rich archive and the anthropological work of her late great-grandmother to explore how art, particularly music, plays a role in empowering a new generation of indigenous people. The essays transition from the miraculous to the mundane, providing a nuanced perspective on heritage and contemporary life. This collection invites readers to engage with the ongoing dialogue surrounding identity, culture, and the healing process.
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“Blending beautiful family history with her own personal memories, LaPointe’s writing is a ballad against amnesia, and a call to action for healing, for decolonization, for hope.” —Elle
The author of the award-winning memoir Red Paint returns with a razor-sharp, clear-eyed collection of essays on what it means to be a proudly queer indigenous woman in the United States today
Drawing on a rich family archive as well as the anthropological work of her late great-grandmother, Sasha taqʷšəblu LaPointe explores themes ranging from indigenous identity and stereotypes to cultural displacement and environmental degradation to understand what our experiences teach us about the power of community, commitment, and conscientious honesty.
Unapologetically punk, the essays in Thunder Song segue from the miraculous to the mundane, from the spiritual to the physical, as they examine the role of art—in particular music—and community in helping a new generation of indigenous people claim the strength of their heritage while defining their own path in the contemporary world.
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