American Indian Quarterly, vol. 18, no. 4, Autumn, 1994, pp. 481-494
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Literary criticism article which examines Black Hawk: An Autobiography and argues that in addition to its value as a historical text, it should also be considered as an act of literary resistance against the narratives imposed on Indigenous peoples by mainstream society.
Poitras, once labeled an angry artist, believes anger is foreign to Indigenous philosophies and traditions, instead dictates forgiveness. Her works have display evils done to First Nations people by the church, Western materialism, residential schools and alcohol, but her own worldview is that trials and suffering lead to redemption.
American Indian Quarterly, vol. 18, no. 4, Fall, 1994, pp. 445-[?]
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Contends that while contemporary artists acknowledge those who came before, they have developed their own individual styles and the one common thread is their part in environmental, economic, and cultural politics. Article highlights several individual artists.
American Indian Quarterly, vol. 18, no. 4, Autumn, 1994, pp. 507-531
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Article draws on Collier’s autobiography and other writings to explore perceptions of his ideals and and actions as an Indian Affairs agent in the USA during the New Deal era (early 1900s).
American Quarterly, vol. 46, no. 1, March 1994, pp. 81-91
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Reviews two books: Sending My Heart Back Across the Years; Tradition and Innovation in Native American Autobiography by Hertha Dawn Wong.
Keeping Slug Woman Alive: A Holistic Approach to American Indian Texts by Greg Sarris.
Journal of Canadian Studies, vol. 29, no. 3, Fall, 1994, pp. 158-162
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Author laments on the decline of major institutions that once defined Canadians in such a way as to bind people together, comments on Canada's image to outsiders, and briefly mentions perspectives on First Nation peoples.
Wicazo Sa Review, vol. 10, no. 2, Autumn, 1994, pp. 40-62
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Discusses The Ways of My Grandmothers by Beverly Wolf, Talking Indian: Reflections on Survival and Writing by Anna Lee Walters, Sáanii Dahataal/The Women Are Singing by Luci Tapahonso, and Storyteller by Leslie Marmon Silko.