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 Quarterly, vol. 9, no. 1, Winter, 1985, pp. 67-73
Description
Reviews the work and achievements of the Ojibwe author in poetry, prose and drama which examine the interrelationship between the "tribal and non-tribal worlds" through a satirical lens.
Canadian Woman Studies, vol. 10, no. 2 & 3, Summer/Fall, 1989, pp. 169-173
Description
Short story, set in a village along the banks of the St. Lawrence River, about a Mohawk girl and her struggles before and after she becomes a woman.
Attached to the short story here is a poem: A Seneca Indian Praise by Twylah Nitsch (Yey-Wen-Node).