Carolyn Dunn (Muscogee, Seminole, Cherokee, Choctaw), also of French Creole and Cajun descent, is a wife, mother, daughter, journalist, teacher, poet, fiction writer and catechist born in Southern California. Her work has appeared in many anthologies and journals around the world. Carolyn is a member of the Mankillers, an all-women Northern style drum group. Carol Comfort (Cherokee, Choctaw), also of German and Irish descent, is the mother of three children, a teacher, writer, and social activist. She is devoted to promoting equality for individuals with disabilities and differences. She is the author of the multicultural developmental writing textbook, Breaking Boundaries. She lectures in the English Department at California State Polytechnic University. |
Through the Eye of the Deer Animal stories have been handed down through the rich oral traditions of over five hundred distinct American Indian languages and cultures, offering understanding about and guidance to the natural and social worlds. The fiction and poetry gathered in this collection honor these traditions, retelling and reshaping traditional narratives, at once recalling their ancient wisdom and renewing their spirit in new contexts.
“Through the Eye of the Deer is far more than a wonderful book to read: it is a guidebook to life in the multiple world we really live in. It tells us of the many places the path of the sacred takes us, how to act when we get there, the dangers we will encounter, and how to get home.” —Paula Gunn Allen, author of Woman Who Owned the Shadows “Through the Eye of the Deer is a richly textured and powerful interweaving of the voices of senior Native women writers…with the fresh dynamic voices of their younger sisters…I strongly recommend this outstanding anthology to everyone interested in hearing the voices of Native women.” —Lee Francis, National Director, Wordcraft Circle of Native Writers & Storytellers “I am humbled studying the these thoughts of my sisters…Through the Eye of the Deer is sweet like mountain fruit and powerful like the song that created the rainbow.” —Darryl Babe Wilson, author of The Morning the Sun Went Down |
