Joy Harjo
This person is the writer of the memoir Crazy Brave. This person is a member of the Creek Nation and she was born in Oklahoma. This person gained a sense of freedom when she moved out of her abusive childhood home. She escaped from her abusive parent's grasp by gaining acceptance to the Institute of American Indian Arts. This person cares deeply about her family, her children, and her romantic partners, and by the end of the memoir, she has decided to allow poetry to guide her life's path.
Harjo's Mother
This person was a gifted and charismatic singer before she met her second husband, who did everything he could to crush her dreams. This person also liked to dress up and go dancing before her second husband put a stop to this and forbade her from going outside the house for any reason other than for...
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