MELUS, vol. 12, no. 1, Native American Literature , Spring, 1985, pp. 5-23
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Examines the underlying symbolism through the metaphor of the horse as messenger and contends that because of editing by Neihardt (the transcriber), much of spirit of the medicine man's autobiography is missed.
American Quarterly, vol. 35, no. 5, Winter, 1985, pp. 702-718
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Contains transcripts of these early autobiographies and argues that they represent two conceptions of self, each tailored to a different audience and occasion.
Art History, vol. 34, no. 3, June 19, 2011, pp. 536-561
Description
Discusses three influences on his work; his teacher, Carlo Altenburg, an abstract painter, Dene methods of mapping trails, and the effect of being isolated from traditional lands.
The Canadian Journal of Native Studies, vol. 5, no. 2, 1985, pp. 167-175
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Reviews the historical accuracy of short stories by Simon Ortiz and Leslie Silko that are both based on the same murder case involving a policeman and two brothers from Acoma Pueblo Reservation in New Mexico in 1952.
BC Studies, no. 172, Winter, 2011/2012, pp. 134-135
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Book review of 3 books:The 500 Years of Resistance Comic Book by Gord Hill.
Morris as Elvis: Take a Chance on Life by Morris Bate, Jim Brown.
Working With Wool: A Coast Salish Legacy and the Cowichan Sweater by Sylvia Olsen.
Entire book review section on one pdf. To access this review, scroll to p. 134.
American Indian Culture and Research Journal, vol. 35, no. 1, 2011, pp. 119-185
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Book reviews of:
2000 Years of Mayan Literature by Dennis Tedlock.
Child of the Fire: Mary Edmonia Lewis and the Problem of Art History’s Black and Indian Subject by Kirsten Pai Buick.
Conservation Refugees: The Hundred-Year Conflict between Global Conservation and Native Peoples by Mark Dowie.
Delaware Tribe in a Cherokee Nation by Brice Obermeyer.
Demons, Saints, & Patriots: Catholic Visions of Indian America through The Indian Sentinel (1902–1962) by Mark Clatterbuck.
Studies in American Indian Literatures, vol. 23, no. 2, Digital Technologies and Native Literature, Summer, 2011, pp. 100-103
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Book review of: The Sweet Smell of Home by Leonard F. Chana, Susan Lobo, and Barbara Chana.
Entire issue on one pdf. To access article scroll to p. 100.
Book review of This is What They Say by François Mandeville ; edited and translated by Ron Scollon, foreword by Robert Bringhurst.
Entire book review section on one pdf. To access this review scroll to p. 136.
Book reviews of 2 books: Visions of British Columbia: A Landscape Manual edited by Bruce Grenville and Scott Steedman.
Solitary Raven: The Essential Writings of Bill Reid edited by Robert Bringhurst.
Scroll down to page 135 to read review.