Women on the Run

by Janet Campbell Hale

In this first collection of her short fiction, Hale offers a forthright perspective on situations of contemporary Native and non-Native American women living and surviving outside the boundary of mainstream America.

Genres: Native American

178 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 1999

About the author

Janet Campbell Hale (born January 11, 1946, Riverside, California) is a Native American writer. Her father was a full-blood Coeur d'Alene, and her mother was of Kootenay, Cree and Irish descent.

Her work often explores issues of Native American identity and discusses poverty, abuse, and the condition of women in society. She wrote Bloodlines: Odyssey of a Native Daughter, which includes a discussion of the Native American experience as well as stories from her own life. She also wrote The Owl's Song, The Jailing of Cecilia Capture and Women on the Run.

Janet Campbell Hale currently lives on the Coeur d'Alene Reservation in De Smet, Idaho.

(from Wikipedia)

Reviews

[Lazia Coleman · Rating 5 out of 5]

Read this last month and enjoyed it.

[claire lyons · Rating 4 out of 5]

v cool short story collection abt native american women trying to fight against oppression