There There

A Novel

Twelve Native American characters living in and around Oakland, California, prepare to attend the Big Oakland Powwow. Among them are Jacquie Red Feather, who hopes to reconnect with her family, Dene Oxendene, who is gathering Native stories, and Orvil, a teenager learning traditional dance. Their intersecting lives explore urban Native identity, family ties, addiction, inherited trauma, and the ways storytelling sustains community.

by Tommy Orange