American Indian Culture and Research Journal, vol. 25, no. 4, 2001, pp. 1-19
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Argues that the American Indian Renaissance in literature, of which Sherman Alexie is an included member, encourages readers to address the persisting question of homeless tribal identities on and off the street as well as on and off the literary reservation.
Aboriginal and Islander Health Worker Journal, vol. 15, no. 6, 1991, pp. 17-22
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Looks at workshop that centered around community which went from 100 percent alcohol dependency to 5 percent in fourteen years. Looks at the use of spiritual practices to heal the hurt and trauma cause by alcohol and drug dependency.
Review Essay: A Rich Addition to the Muskogee Creek National Literary Canon
Book Reviews
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Craig Womack
Studies in American Indian Literatures, vol. 13, no. 4, Series 2, Winter, 2001, pp. 79-90
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Review of: A Sacred Path: The Way of the Muskogee Creeks by Jean and Joyotpaul Chaudhury.
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Studies in American Indian Literatures, vol. 13, no. 2 & 3, Series 2, Summer/Fall, 2001, pp. [67]-77
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Book review of: The Chippewa Landscape of Louise Erdrich edited by Allan Chavkin; afterword by A. LaVonne Brown Ruoff.
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College English, vol. 63, no. 5, May 2001, pp. 655-661
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Book reviews of: Playing Indian by Philip J. Deloria, The Social Life of Stories by Julie Cruikshank, and Red on Red: Native American Literary Separatism by Craig S. Womack.
Studies in American Indian Literatures, vol. 3, no. 1, Series 2, Spring, 1991, pp. 84-97
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Book reviews of:
Word and Image in Maya Culture edited by William F. Hanks and Don S. Rice
Ugiuvangmiut Quliapyuit / King Island Tales: Eskimo History and Legends from Bering Strait edited by Laurence D. Kaplan
Seneca Myths and Folk Tales by Arthur C. Parker
Wintu Texts edited by Alice Shepard
Mirror and Pattern: George Laird’s World of Chemehuevi Mythology by Carobeth Laird
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Studies in American Indian Literatures, vol. 3, no. 4, Series 2, Winter, 1991, pp. 47-84
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Book reviews of:
The Crown of Columbus by Michael Dorris and Louise Erdrich
A Second View: The Crown of Columbus by Michael Dorris and Louise Erdrich
Baptism of Desire: Poems by Louise Erdrich
Interior Landscapes: Autobiographical Myths and Metaphors by Gerald Vizenor
Griever: An American Monkey King in China by Gerald Vizenor
Native Writers and Canadian Writing edited by W.H.
Studies in American Indian Literatures, vol. 3, no. 2, Series 2 , Summer, 1991, pp. 53-89
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Book reviews of:
Books Without Bias: Through Indian Eyes edited by Beverly Slapin and Doris Seale
Teaching the Native American edited by Hap Gilliland, Jon Reyhner, and Rachel Schafer
Indian School Days by Basil H. Johnston
Ojibway Heritage by Basil H. Johnston
Ojibway Ceremonies by Basil H.
Studies in American Indian Literatures, vol. 3, no. 3, Series 2, Fall, 1991, pp. 45-88
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Book reviews of:
American Indian Literatures: An Introduction, Bibliographic Review, and Selected Bibliography by A. LaVonne Brown Ruoff
Wolverine Myths and Visions: Dene Traditions from Northern Alberta by Dene Wodih Society
California Indian Nights by Edward W. Gifford and Gwendoline Harris Block
Bighorse the Warrior by Tiana Bighorse and edited by Noël Bennett
Wigwam Evenings: Sioux Folk Tales Retold by Charles A.
Ron Hamilton discusses how the creative skills of countless relatives influenced his youth; and lists the names passed down to him through the potlatch system, and their significance.
Studies in American Indian Literatures, vol. 13, no. 4, Series 2, Winter, 2001, pp. [24]-50
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Looks at one work of nonfiction and one of fiction in a discussion about attempted assimilation through education and language, and what constitutes a truly a "native" education.
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Inuit Art Quarterly, vol. 16, no. 3, Fall, 2001, pp. 44-45
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Book review of: Saqiyuq by Nancy Wachowich, in collaboration with Apphia Agalakti Awa, Rhoda Kaukjak Katsak and Sandra Pikujak Katsak.
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Site is divided into five sections : recommended titles, titles not recommended, sources of reviews and information on recognizing stereotypes, and sources for obtaining books.
See also : "I" is for Inclusion.
Ross Frank interviews author, poet, and screenwriter of Smoke Signals Sherman Alexis. Discusses being an Indian artist in both worlds.
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Duration: 27:39.
Studies in American Indian Literatures, vol. 13, no. 2&3, Series 2, 2001, pp. [23]-36
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Discusses how the character Marie, in the novel Indian Killer, is the vehicle for a critique of the teaching of Native American literature in post-secondary institutions.
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Studies in American Indian Literatures, vol. 3, no. 4, Series 2, Winter, 1991, pp. 27-36
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Explores the confluence of Indian-white heritages and "marginality" in The Crown Columbus.
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Round table with members of organization called, Advocacy for Native Adoptees. All Native adoptees had been adopted into white families residing in Montreal.
Wicazo Sa Review, vol. 16, no. 2, Autumn, 2001, pp. 129-137
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Contends that author Sherman Alexie, through humour and satire, challenges stereotypes and the status quo by portraying the complex and humanizing image of contemporary Native Americans.
Original autograph letter from Louis Riel, written in English, 20 days before his execution, to his befriended Regina jailer, Robert Gordon, which includes the poem "The Snow". The epigraph or introduction to the poem is titled Robert Gordon! and may be used as an alternate title. The document is entitled "[Letter and poem] [manuscript], October 27th, 1885, Regina jail [to] Robert Gordon / Louis David Riel" in the University of Saskatchewan Library catalogue.
Aboriginal History , vol. 25, Special Section: Genocide?: Australian Aboriginal History in International Perspective, 2001, pp. [116]-131
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Comments on testimonies from the Stolen Generation including one testimony which asks White Australians to look at their own actions that might support racism.
Book reviews of five books:
Making Salmon: An Environmental History of the Northwest Fisheries Crisis by Joseph E. Taylor III.
To Fish in Common: The Ethnohistory of Lummi Indian Salmon Fishing by Daniel L. Boxberger.
Messages from Frank's Landing: A Story of Salmon, Treaties, and the Indian Way by Charles Wilkinson.
Fishing Places, Fishing People: Traditions and Issues in Canadian Small-Scale Fisheries edited by Dianne Newell and Rosemary E. Ommer.
Studies in American Indian Literatures, vol. 13, no. 1, Series 2; Representations of American Indians in Contemporary Narrative Fiction Film , Spring, 2001, pp. 87-90
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Book review of: The Sun Unwound edited by Edward Dorn and Gordon Brotherston.
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Explores the work of Blackfeet author James Welch who presents Native American and Western humanistic cultures in equally forceful ways in order to have a meeting of the two worlds.