Selu: Seeking the Corn-Mother's Wisdom
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| Author | Marilou Awiakta |
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| Publisher | Fulcrum |
Publication date | 1993 |
| Publication place | United States |
| ISBN | 9781555911447 |
Selu: Seeking the Corn-Mother's Wisdom is a 1993 book by Marilou Awiakta. It uses poems, essays, and drawings to explore themes of unity and diversity.[1] Awiakta uses the Cherokee story of corn as a "compass-story" to keep readers oriented throughout her lessons.
The book draws on Cherokee storytelling traditions, the Appalachian landscape, and observations of contemporary society to provide "tribal-specific, decolonizing lessons".[2] She also uses the book to explore connections between her claimed Celtic, Scots-Irish, and Cherokee descent.[3] Despite self-identifying as having Eastern Band Cherokee heritage, Awiakta is not a citizen of the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians.[4]