Artwork by Hatty Ruth Miller, Lumbee artist  
 
Category: 7. Literature; creative writing by Lumbee people 

     RUSS003. Russell, Julia Lowry. “Faces.” In: Earth song, sky spirit: short stories of the contemporary Native American experience. Ed. Clifford E. Trafzer. New York: Doubleday, 1992. Pages 125-132. 

Publication type: Book chapter or section

This engaging short story uses simple but profound images which function at multiple levels. The “face” and “mirror” images comment on mother-daughter relationships, societal expectations that Native Americans “look Indian,” and the importance of being connected to family and previous generations.
Note: Author is Lumbee.  Page 125 is a biographical note on the author.

This annotation was edited on: June 6, 2002

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