How We Became Human : New and Selected Poems 1975-2002 Native American Les bas du pensionnat et

Les bas du pensionnat et Quand j’avais huit ans

becoming more mature and responsible each day

Struck by lightning and brought back from the brink of death

the perpetuated system racism of of the child welfare system and oppression through other societal systems

How We Became Human : New and Selected Poems 1975-2002 Native American Les bas du pensionnat etJoy Harjo was born in Tulsa, Oklahoma, and is a member of the Muscogee (Creek) Nation. This collection gathers poems from throughout Joy Harjo's twenty eight year career, beginning in 1973 in the age marked by the takeover at Wounded Knee and the rejuvenation of indigenous cultures in the world through poetry and music. How We Became Human explores its title question in poems of sustaining grace.