Walking the Rez Road
Walking the Rez Road by Jim Northrup, published by Voyageur Press on October 26, 1995, is a collection of forty short stories and poems centered around the character Luke Warmwater, a Vietnam veteran navigating life on a reservation. This edition, comprising 176 pages, presents a nuanced exploration of the challenges faced by individuals in a community marked by economic hardship and a complex relationship with tribal governance.
Readers will find that humor plays a vital role in the narratives, serving as a unifying force for the characters and their community. The stories delve into the intricacies of life on the reservation, highlighting the resilience and spirit of its inhabitants. With themes related to house and home, this work offers insights into the personal and communal struggles of those living in such environments.
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Walking the Rez Road contains forty short stories and poems featuring Luke Warmwater as a central character. Luke is a Vietnam veteran who has survived the war but is having “trouble/surviving the peace” on a reservation where everyone is broke and where the tribal government seems to work against the interests of the reservation folk. Throughout Walking the Rez Road, it is humor that holds the people and their community together. Winner, Midwest Book Achievement Award, Minnesota Book Award, Northeastern Minnesota Book Award.
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