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Terra Trevor is an essayist, the author of two memoirs, a contributor to fifteen books, and essays in numerous publications. She is the author of We Who Walk the Seven Ways, (University of Nebraska Press).

Trevor is the granddaughter of sharecroppers. She born in 1953 and was raised in a large extended family in a banjo and fiddle tradition, rich with storytelling and music. She came of age in Compton, California. Of mixed descent, including Cherokee, Lenape, Seneca and German, her work is infused and shaped by her mixed-blood identity and her connection to the landscape.

Her work and portrait are featured in Tending the Fire: Native Voices and Portraits (University of New Mexico Press). Her work is also included in Children of the Dragonfly
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Average rating: 4.61 · 57 ratings · 23 reviews · 2 distinct worksSimilar authors
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Pushing up the Sky by Terra Trevor
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The title Pushing up the Sky is from a traditional Native story of the Snohomish tribe which testifies and speaks to the great power of what we can accomplish when people work together with a common goal. I wouldn’t be here without the s
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We Who Walk the Seven Ways by Terra Trevor
"Terra Trevor’s book is a gentle invitation to journey with her across decades, an invitation to notice with her as she seeks healing and finds belonging. There were phrases and sentences I underlined, places where I wept, passages that will remain wi" Read more of this review »
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