Rez Metal

“Rez Metal: Navajo Soundscapes and History,” explores the relationship between Native music and history. The book challenges the stereotypes of reservation life and static cultural identity that plague mainstream perceptions of Indian country.

Rather, Zappia and his co-collaborator, award-winning filmmaker Ashkan Soltani, capture the creative energy and vibrant Native youth culture in the twenty-first century. The manuscript will be published by the University of Nebraska Press in Spring 2020. It will coincide with the screening of the accompanying PBS-sponsored film directed and produced by Soltani.