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Bury My Heart at Chuck E. Cheese's

By: Tiffany Midge, Geary Hobson - foreword
Narrated by: Charlotte Flyte
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Humor categories in publishing are packed with books by funny women and humorous sociocultural-political commentary—but no Native women. There are presumably more important concerns in Indian Country. More important than humor? Among the Dine/Navajo, a ceremony is held in honor of a baby's first laugh. While the context is different, it nonetheless reminds us that laughter is precious, even sacred.

Bury My Heart at Chuck E. Cheese's is a powerful and compelling collection of Tiffany Midge's musings on life, politics, and identity as a Native woman in America. Artfully blending sly humor, social commentary, and meditations on love and loss, Midge weaves short, stand-alone musings into a memoir that stares down colonialism while chastising hipsters for abusing pumpkin spice. She explains why she does not like pussy hats, mercilessly dismantles pretendians, and confesses her own struggles with white-bread privilege.

Midge goes on to ponder Standing Rock, feminism, and a tweeting president, all while exploring her own complex identity and the loss of her mother. Employing humor as an act of resistance, these slices of life and matchless takes on urban-Indigenous identity disrupt the colonial narrative and provide commentary on popular culture, media, feminism, and the complications of identity, race, and politics.

©2019 The Board of Regents of the University of Nebraska (P)2022 Tantor
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Modern Indigenous humor at its best

Tiffany Midge highlights moments in her life and in the modern political landscape with wit and biting humor. Creative and thought provoking.

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Political garbage

The first part of the book was fun then she turned a Native American story into a political rant. It destroyed the overall Native theme with personal vendettas. Wouldn’t recommend reading for true Native beliefs and humor.

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funny, witty, and thoughtful

had a great time with this collection. reading it in 2023 makes it feel a little dated, but overall this book is a great comedic talent reflecting on a variety of prescient moments in modern American history. highly recommend!

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