Joseph Bruchac

Joseph Bruchac is an American writer, poet, and storyteller born in 1942 who has published over 120 books, primarily focusing on Indigenous peoples of the Americas with particular emphasis on northeastern Native American lives and folklore. A citizen and member of the Elders Council of the Nulhegan Abenaki Nation, he co-founded the Greenfield Review Press to publish works by marginalized writers and has received numerous accolades including an American Book Award for his anthology Breaking Silence.