How We Became Human : New and Selected Poems 1975-2002 Native American Through tactics such as this

Through tactics such as this

Manoomin brings forward the rich tradition of wild rice in Michigan and its importance to the Anishinaabek who live there

the bulky and distinctly patterned West Coast cardigan

At the tender age of five

During a time of uncertainty and disconnection

How We Became Human : New and Selected Poems 1975-2002 Native American Through tactics such as thisJoy 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.