American Indian Quarterly, vol. 5, no. 1, A Special Symposium Issue on Leslie Marmon Silko's , 1979, pp. 13-18
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Looks at the role animals play in Leslie Silko's story and its reflections on Indigenous people needing to learn what to accept and what to resist in order to survive.
American Indian Quarterly, vol. 8, no. 4, Autumn, 1984, pp. 315-329
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Examines the protagonists and use of the trickster archetype in Indigenous author's fictional stories. Scott Momaday's House Made of Dawn and James Welch's Winter in the Blood and The Death of Jim Loney are the novels examined.
American Indian Culture and Research Journal, vol. 3, no. 1, 1979, pp. 39-56
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Looks at themes of alienation and loss of culture associated with the urban environment, and search for an authentic identity rooted in Indigenous culture in the novel House Made of Dawn.
American Indian Quarterly, vol. 5, no. 3, 1979, pp. 229-238
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Delves into the life and literary work of Indigenous author Zitkala Sa by analyzing her struggle to find acceptance from both Indigenous people and mainstream audiences.