The Woman Who Owned the Shadows

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  • Paula Gunn Allen
    In Paula Gunn Allen: Works

    Her first novel, The Woman Who Owned the Shadows (1983), weaves traditional tribal songs, rituals, and legends into the story of a woman of mixed heritage whose struggle for survival is aided by Spider Grandmother, a figure from tribal mythology. In the essay collection The Sacred Hoop: Recovering…

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