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Commentary [Studies in American Indian Literatures, Series 2, vol.2, no.4]
Contemporary Native Women's Voices in Literature
Looks at one way to cross the cultural boundary in Aboriginal literature by examining the purpose of author Maria Campbell, in Halfbreed, Beatrice Culleton, in In Search of April Raintree, and Lee Maracle, in I Am Woman.
D'Arcy McNickle: An Annotated Bibliography of His Published Articles and Book Reviews in a Biographical Context
D.C. Scott's View of History & the Indians
Discusses the seeming inconsistencies between Scott's actions as a bureaucrat for the Dept. of Indian Affairs, and the attitudes expressed in his poetry.
Jeannette Armstrong & The Colonial Legacy
Discussion on the effects of colonization, the solutions to a path of healing and the changes required to alter the future.
Lines and Circles: The "Rez" Plays of Tomson Highway
Discussion of two plays, The Rez Sisters and Dry Lips Oughta Move to Kapuskasing, which expose the problems, challenges and injustices that Aboriginal people face.
Mourning Dove's Canadian Recovery Years, 1917-1919
Discusses the period in Christine Quintasket's life when her health improved and she regained the strength to pursue her ambitions as a writer.
The Nature of the 'Gin': A Note on 'Whirlwinds in the Plain'
The Politics of Representation: Some Native Canadian Women Writers
Discussion on reviving traditional storytelling techniques, in new forms, and challenging the Canadian literary tradition.