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\nJoseph Lee discusses his stirring memoir\, \;< em>Nothing More of This Land: Community\, Power\, and the Search for Indig enous Identity. In it\, he explores Indigenous identity in proximity to land that serves as an iconic vacation spot for the wealthy&mdash\;the "island paradise" Martha's Vineyard.
\nGrowing up Aquinnah Wampanoag \, Joseph Lee \;grappled with what it means to be an Indigenous person in the world today\, especially as tribal land\, culture\, and community face new threats. Starting with the story of his own tribe\, which is from the iconic Martha&rsquo\;s Vineyard\, Lee tackles questions \;around Indigenous identity and the stubborn legacy of colonialism.
\nLee we aves his story&mdash\;and that of his family&mdash\;with conversations wit h Indigenous leaders\, artists\, and scholars from around the world on eve rything from culture and language to climate change and the politics of be longing.
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\nJoseph Lee is an Aquinnah Wampanoag writer b ased in New York City. He has an MFA from Columbia University and teaches creative writing at Mercy University. His writing has been published in&nb sp\;The Guardian\, \;BuzzFeed\, \;Vox\, \;High Country News\, and more. He was a Margins Fellow at t he Asian American Writers Workshop and a Senior Indigenous Affairs Fellow at Grist.
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