Going to Water: A Writer’s Search for the Cherokee Literary Form with Annette Saunooke Clapsaddle
Award-winning author Annette Saunooke Clapsaddle examines Cherokee literary form and contemporary rematriation of storytelling, showing how Cherokee cultural knowledge and the seven core values shape structure, style, and narrative choices.
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