Joseph Bruchac

Joseph Bruchac (born October 16, 1942) is an American writer and storyteller based in New York.

He writes about Indigenous peoples of the Americas, with a particular focus on northeastern Native American lives and folklore. He has published poetry, novels, and short stories. Some of his notable works include the novel Dawn Land (1993) and its sequel, Long River (1995), both of which feature a young Abenaki man before European contact.