Johnny's Pheasant masculinity moving autobiography

moving autobiography

Sarah Deer (Muskogee Creek Nation)

critical to citizen participation in democratic governments

she calls on her mom

Deer remains as committed as ever to human rights

Johnny's Pheasant masculinity moving autobiographyAn encounter with a pheasant (which may or may not be sleeping) takes a surprising turn in this sweetly serious and funny story of a Native American boy and his grandma. "Pull over, Grandma! Hurry!" Johnny says. Grandma does, and Johnny runs to show her what he spotted near the ditch: a sleeping pheasant. What Grandma sees is a small feathery hump. When Johnny wants to take it home, Grandma tries to tell him that the pheasant might have been hit by a