Canadian Woman Studies, vol. 10, no. 2&3, Summer/Fall, 1989, pp. 27-30
Description
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.
American Indian Culture and Research Journal, vol. 20, no. 4, 1996, pp. 91-119
Description
Deals with problems of identity, especially as a construct imposed upon indigenous peoples. Also examines the identity threshold experience in Silko and Momaday's works.