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Where the pavement ends : five Native American plays
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Where the pavement ends : five Native American plays

Author: William S Yellow Robe
Publisher: Norman: University of Oklahoma Press, ©2000.
Series: American Indian literature and critical studies series, v. 37.
Edition/Format:   Book : State or province government publication : EnglishView all editions and formats
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"[The author], a leading Assiniboine playwright, began his career in the theater as an actor. Although his acting skills were respected, there were few roles for Native Americans. As a result, he began writing his own plays, creating roles not just for himself but for other native actors as well. Based on his experiences on the Fort Peck Indian reservation, these plays combine raw reservation reality with subtle  Read more...
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Genre/Form: Drama
Material Type: Government publication, State or province government publication
Document Type: Book
All Authors / Contributors: William S Yellow Robe
ISBN: 0806132655 9780806132655
OCLC Number: 43728909
Description: xvi, 169 p. ; 24 cm.
Contents: The star quilter --
The body guards --
Rez politics --
The council --
Sneaky.
Series Title: American Indian literature and critical studies series, v. 37.
Responsibility: William S. Yellow Robe, Jr.

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"[The author], a leading Assiniboine playwright, began his career in the theater as an actor. Although his acting skills were respected, there were few roles for Native Americans. As a result, he began writing his own plays, creating roles not just for himself but for other native actors as well. Based on his experiences on the Fort Peck Indian reservation, these plays combine raw reservation reality with subtle humor."--BOOK JACKET.
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