Alif, no. 31, The Other Americas, 2011, pp. 133-151
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Discusses Jim Northrup's Rez Road Follies, Thomas King's The Truth About Stories, and Paul Chaat Smith's Everything You Know About Indians is Wrong in terms of the techniques used to critique government actions in their respective countries.
American Indian Culture and Research Journal, vol. 14, no. 3, 1990, pp. 93-174
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Book reviews of:
As Long as the Rivers Run: Hydroelectric Development and Native Communities in Western Canada by James B. Waldram.
Sun Journey: A Story of Zuni Pueblo by Ann Nolan Clark.
Maricopa Morphology and Syntax by Lynn Gordon.
The Cheyenne Nation: A Social and Demographic History by John H. Moore.
Pride of the Indian Wardrobe-Northern Athapascan Footwear by Judy Thompson.
Sagebrush Soldier: Private William Earl Smith's View of the Sioux War of 1876 by Sherry L.
Discusses three misconceptions: that there is a large migration taking place from reserves and rural areas to urban centres, that once in these centres they become members of an impoverished ghetto, and that Aboriginals face huge challenges in building culture and community in urban settings.