Living on the Borderlines: Stories
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* Despite the success of authors like Sherman Alexie and Louise Erdrich, Native American authors are incredibly underrepresented in the literary landscape. Living on the Borderlines specifically chronicles stories from a contemporary Haudenosaunee community (which includes folks who identify as being of Mohawk, Seneca, and Haida descent) near Rochester, New York-a community that author Melissa Michal found rarely represented in the arts, and especially not in a present-day representation. * Michal's understated prose and familiar settings feature characters dealing with the harsh, mundane rea...
* Despite the success of authors like Sherman Alexie and Louise Erdrich, Native American authors are incredibly underrepresented in the literary landscape. Living on the Borderlines specifically chronicles stories from a contemporary Haudenosaunee community (which includes folks who identify as being of Mohawk, Seneca, and Haida descent) near Rochester, New York-a community that author Melissa Michal found rarely represented in the arts, and especially not in a present-day representation. * Michal's understated prose and familiar settings feature characters dealing with the harsh, mundane realities of working-class life in America. While there are moments of lyrical cultural memory, Michal's literary style sends a clear political message: these characters are real people, dealing with generations of disenfranchisement, and are adversely affected by economic downturn and financial insecurity. * While the stories deal mostly with members of the Seneca Nation, Michal does subtly delve into different tribal heritage by showcasing, for example, a Mohawk man who cannot reconcile national borders with tribal borders, and a Haida man who wants to pass down the tradition of carving to future generations
