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10 Books You Should Read In November During Native American Heritage Month 0
- BOOK LISTS
- November 1, 2018
In 1990, President George H. W. Bush declared November Native American Heritage Month in a, frankly, much overdue effort to recognize the history and cultural importance of the first Americans and, not parenthetically, consider the injustices heaped thereon. This landmark bill honoring America’s tribal people aimed to provide a platform for Native Americans to share
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Review: The 13: Honor, Revenge, And Consequence Among Warring Native American Tribes 0
- BOOK REVIEWS
- October 22, 2018
12 boys seek revenge for an attack on their Anishnabe camp. The 13th retells their story. Robinson’s story, based on a kernel of an idea from a Wisconsin folklorist, is an interesting adventure tale set among Native American tribes. The boys – and nearly all key characters are male – are engagingly written. It has
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Read An Excerpt From The 13 0
- EXCERPTS
- July 3, 2018
In this work of historical fiction, 13 Anishinaabe teenagers vow to restore the honor of their band by tracking down and savaging Dakota raiders after a devastating raid on their camp. The 13: Ashi-niswi by Lorin R. Robinson is a parable posing the universal question: “What is the price of honor?” Here is an exclusive excerpt
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Writing Outside One’s Racial Box: A Primer 0
- ARTICLES, ESSAYS, POETRY, STORIES
- June 11, 2018
When I began writing The 13: Ashi-niswi I didn’t know I was blissfully wandering into a minefield. I guess I must live in a bubble. The 13 is historical fiction—the tale of 13 Native American (Anishinaabe/Ojibwe) teenagers who seek to restore the honor of their band by tracking down and savaging the Dakota war party
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Review: The 13, Hostilities Breathe Fire Within An Early Native American Tribe 0
- BOOK REVIEWS
- May 15, 2018
Lorin Robinson turned back the hands of time to 1000 years. Rather than finding myself stranded somewhere in Europe, here I was in the early days of America. That was a welcome change. The plight of our nation’s first settlers – the American Indian took center stage. Inscribed on the pages of this well-written narrative,
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Interview with Lorin R. Robinson, Author of The 13: Ashi-niswi 0
- INTERVIEWS
- May 7, 2018
Lorin R. Robinson talks with Book Glow about the writing of his historical novel, The 13: Ashi-niswi. The book is available from Open Books Direct. Without needing to issue a “spoiler alert,” how would you describe The 13? The book is historical fiction based on an old Anishinaabe/Ojibwe story that tells the tale of 13
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