They didn’t understand why my ancestors needed to win against the cowboys. I lived in a new neighborhood that didn’t understand warriors or the history of my people. While Regina’s father strives to assimilate into white America, Regina questions her identity and navigates racism in a way she never had to growing up.Īnd I didn’t live on the rez now. Regina’s family includes younger sister, Azores Portugeuse mother, Umpqua father and grandmother (Chich, meaning grandmother in Chinuk Wawa). Indian No More tells the story of 10 year old Regina and her family moving to Los Angeles after their tribe is terminated in 1954. Sadly, McManis passed away in 2018 before Indian No More‘s publication. When McManis learned she had terminal cancer, she asked Traci Sorell (Cherokee) to finish the book. McManis was a baby when her Umpqua tribe was terminated in 1950s and her family moved to Los Angeles. Indian No More is an #ownvoices title, based on the experiences of Charlene Willing McManis’ family.
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