Canadian Woman Studies, vol. 10, no. 2&3, Summer/Fall, 1989, pp. 27-30
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Rita Joe discusses her poetry and how she attempts to show Native people in a more favourable light, which is one way for her to express concern about the way Mi’kmaq were treated and the racism they suffered.
Canadian Woman Studies, vol. 10, no. 2 & 3, Summer/Fall, 1989, pp. 169-173
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Short story, set in a village along the banks of the St. Lawrence River, about a Mohawk girl and her struggles before and after she becomes a woman.
Attached to the short story here is a poem: A Seneca Indian Praise by Twylah Nitsch (Yey-Wen-Node).
Studies in American Indian Literatures, vol. 9, no. 2, Series 2, Summer, 1997, pp. [61]-68
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Discusses the poet's work in terms of the balancing act she performed between her Aboriginal heritage and the Caucasian environment in which she was raised.
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Studies in American Indian Literatures, vol. 9, no. 4, Series 2: Sherman Alexie, Winter, 1997, pp. [27]-38
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Contends that all of Alexie's poems and short stories contain the elements of argument and controversy.
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Studies in American Indian Literatures, vol. 9, no. 2, Series 2, Summer, 1997, pp. [23]-40
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Discusses author and poet's collection of poems and short stories which focus on the Vietnam War.
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American Indian Quarterly, vol. 21, no. 3, Summer, 1997, pp. 333-357
Description
Literary criticism article that draws on reader response theory to explore oral tradition and orality in written texts, considers the implications for analysis of Indigenous texts and specifically Silko’s Storyteller.
Studies in American Indian Literatures, vol. 9, no. 2, Series 2, Summer, 1997, pp. [11]-21
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Discusses the works of the author and poet, including Walking the Rez Road, War Talk, Culture Clash and Wewibitaan. Many of the authors works center on the Vietnam War experience.
Wicazo Sa Review, vol. 12, no. 1, Spring, 1997, pp. 205-215
Description
Examines the fragmentary nature of Native American literature and argues that the literature represents but a tiny fraction of Indigenous diversity and life.