Studies in American Indian Literatures, vol. 22, no. 1, Spring, 2010, pp. 20-48
Description
Argues that Maria Campbell's use of Michif was necessary to convey the true essence of the narratives.
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Studies in American Indian Literatures, vol. 4, no. 2/3, Series 2, Summer/Fall, 1992, pp. 1-12
Description
Discusses the history and relevance of writing within works by pioneering Native American writers.
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American Literature, vol. 72, no. 1, March 2000, pp. 215-217
Description
Book reviews of:
Momaday, Vizenor, Armstrong: Conversations on American Indian Writing, edited by Hartwig Isernhagen.
Native North America: Critical and Cultural Perspectives, edited by Renée Hulan.
American Indian Quarterly, vol. 16, no. 3, Summer, 1992, pp. 373-380
Description
Literary criticism article: non-Indigenous author reviews several children’s books and through the reviews proposes an approach for the evaluation of books by both non-Indigenous and Indigenous authors.
American Indian Quarterly, vol. 16, no. 1, Winter, 1992, pp. 53-61
Description
Author works to articulate a strategy for the introduction and study of Indigenous text in the post-secondary classroom. Focuses on identifying a text as an “Indigenous text,” diversity of authors, cultural elements of the texts.
Studies in American Indian Literatures, vol. 22, no. 3, Fall, 2010, pp. 26-44
Description
Discussion on the metacritical inquiries that Native American literary study raises; and the best methods of connecting Native American literary texts to the cultural contexts.
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Prairie Forum, vol. 17, no. 1, Spring, 1992, pp. 79-96
Description
Examines the role three popular artists (a folk singer, a film maker and a novelist) have played to recreate historical perspectives of the prairie region.
Studies in American Indian Literatures, vol. 12, no. 3, Series 2, Fall, 2000, pp. [35]-51
Description
Advocates for a more participatory approach to the reading Gunn's work, rather than the standard objective approach.
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Studies in American Indian Literatures, vol. 12, no. 2, Series 2, Summer, 2000, pp. 101-106
Description
Book review of: Postindian Conversations by Gerald Vizenor and A Robert Lee. Compilation of Interviews conducted with Vizenor.
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American Indian Culture and Research Journal, vol. 24, no. 4, 2000, pp. 95-106
Description
Suggests Silko's novel is not as tragic as one might initially conclude because it prophecies that a renewed era of active spiritual and social community will prevail.
Royal Commission on Aboriginal Peoples - Transcriptions of Public Hearings and Round Table Discussions
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Rita Joe
Description
File contains a presentation by Rita Joe regarding her experiences as an author and educator. Joe discusses history, culture, and the need for Micmac curriculum to be developed.
Studies in American Indian Literatures, vol. 22, no. 2, 2010, pp. 42-58
Description
Looks at the challenges of publishing in the Sámi languages; the foundation of Sámi literature from oral tradition to written language; early Sámi authors; the Sámi Writers’ Association; and the emergence of Sámi publishing houses.
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Winner of the 2000 George Wicken Prize in Canadian Literature: The Raced Female Body and the Discourse of Peuplement in Rudy Wiebe's The Temptations of Big Bear and The Scorched-Wood People
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Catherine Higginson
Essays on Canadian Writing, no. 72, Winter, 2000, pp. 172-190
Description
Examination of Rudy Wiebe's novels and his use of conventional 19th-century depictions of women.
Canadian Literature, no. 167, First Nations Writing, Winter, 2000, pp. 68-84
Description
Discusses the novel Inside Out: An Autobiography of a Native Canadian which incorporates prison confession narrative and First Nation autobiography.
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Studies in American Indian Literatures, vol. 4, no. 2/3, Series 2, Summer/Fall, 1992, pp. 181-195
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Provides a brief biography of Darcy McNickle and discusses the manuscript and published version of The Surrounded.
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Studies in American Indian Literatures, vol. 22, no. 3, Fall, 2010, pp. 45-71
Description
Discussses the ethical, political, and aesthetic issues surrounding the narrative exchange and the writing and editing process of Indigenous life stories.
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