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Black Sun
(Between Earth and Sky #1)
Rebecca Roanhorse
2020
From Wikipedia, referring to the controversy that resulted with the publishing of 'Trail of Lightning':
"At some point in 2018, when the complaints of cultural appropriation surfaced, references to the Ohkay Owingeh were removed from her official website;[4] Roanhorse believes her mother’s family descended from Ohkay Owingeh people but is “trying to be more careful" about how she discusses it."
Various articles on the controversy, if you are interested.
indiancountrytoday.com/opinion/trail-of-lightning-is-an-appropriation-of-din%C3%A9-cultural-beliefs-4tvSMvEfNE-i7AE10W7nQg
indianz.com/News/2020/06/24/the-elizabeth-warren-of-the-scifi-set-au.asp
lareviewofbooks.org/article/the-dangers-of-the-appropriation-critique
https://blogs.uab.cat/saramartinalegre/2019/11/11/the-complex-case-of-cultural-appropriation-with-thoughts-on-the-native-american-case/
americanindiansinchildrensliterature.blogspot.com/2018/08/concerns-about-roanhorses-trail-of.html
(Video #370)
Black Sun
(Between Earth and Sky #1)
Rebecca Roanhorse
2020
From Wikipedia, referring to the controversy that resulted with the publishing of 'Trail of Lightning':
"At some point in 2018, when the complaints of cultural appropriation surfaced, references to the Ohkay Owingeh were removed from her official website;[4] Roanhorse believes her mother’s family descended from Ohkay Owingeh people but is “trying to be more careful" about how she discusses it."
Various articles on the controversy, if you are interested.
indiancountrytoday.com/opinion/trail-of-lightning-is-an-appropriation-of-din%C3%A9-cultural-beliefs-4tvSMvEfNE-i7AE10W7nQg
indianz.com/News/2020/06/24/the-elizabeth-warren-of-the-scifi-set-au.asp
lareviewofbooks.org/article/the-dangers-of-the-appropriation-critique
https://blogs.uab.cat/saramartinalegre/2019/11/11/the-complex-case-of-cultural-appropriation-with-thoughts-on-the-native-american-case/
americanindiansinchildrensliterature.blogspot.com/2018/08/concerns-about-roanhorses-trail-of.html
(Video #370)
