The American Indian Quarterly, vol. 30, no. 1/2, Winter-Spring, 2006, pp. 49-60
Description
Discusses shifting between English and Cree and the dualistic use of languages to emphasize the cultural interaction between Cree peoples and mainstream Canadian society.
Studies in American Indian Literatures, vol. 4, no. 2/3, Series 2 , Summer/Fall, 1992, pp. 136-144
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Discusses the various literary influences of Alex Posey and his strong sense of humor.
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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.
Studies in Canadian Literature / Études en littérature canadienne, vol. 31, no. 1, For the Love of Words: Aboriginal Writers of Canada, 2006, pp. 148-158
Studies in American Indian Literatures, vol. 18, no. 1, Spring, 2006, pp. 83-98
Description
Explores the dominance of English as the language of communication particularly in poetry and novels.
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Studies in Canadian Literature / Études en littérature canadienne, vol. 31, no. 1, For the Love of Words: Aboriginal Writers of Canada, 2006, pp. 46-47
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).
Studies in American Indian Literatures, vol. 18, no. 1, Spring, 2006, pp. 37-49
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Explores the difficulties of translating a poem by Rex Lee Jim due to phonetic, rhythmic, symbolic and morphological differences and concludes that linguistic critical analysis and ethnographic knowledge are crucial to translation projects.
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Studies in American Indian Literatures, vol. 18, no. 1, Spring, 2006, pp. 1-21
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Explores the social, political, and cultural insights found in the poetry of Joy Harjo, which examines the history, culture, beliefs, and sufferings of Native Americans and other marginalized and oppressed peoples.
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Studies in American Indian Literatures, vol. 4, no. 4, Series 2, Winter, 1992, pp. 1-80
Description
Poems:
Portrait of the Indian as a Young Man by Sherman Alexie
Hypothesis by Sherman Alexie
Going on the Wagon by Sherman Alexie
Outdoor Cafe by Charles Ballard
Kamchatka by Charles Ballard
Trailing You by Kimberly M. Blaeser
Grandmom Used to Say by R.M. Caudell
Beneath the Shield by R.M.
World Literature Today, vol. 66, no. 2, From This World: Contemporary American Indian Literature, Spring, 1992, pp. 286-291
Description
Comments on a Native American poet whose poetry has been described as containing two of the most important elements, oral tradition and ancient matter.
American Indian Studies Thesis (Ph.D.)--University of Arizona, 2006.
Focuses on the work of Ofelia Zepeda, Nora Marks Dauenhauer,
Sherman Alexie, and Louise Erdrich.
American Indian Culture and Research Journal, vol. 30, no. 1, 2006, pp. 131-181
Description
Book reviews of:
Another Attempt at Rescue by M. L. Smoker.
Cash, Color, and Colonialism: The Politics of Tribal Acknowledgment by Renée Ann Cramer.
Chief Joseph, Yellow Wolf, and the Creation of Nez Perce History in the Pacific Northwest by Robert R. McCoy.
Choice, Persuasion, and Coercion: Social Control on Spain’s North American Frontiers edited by Jesus F. de la Teja and Ross Frank.
Conquest by Law: How the Discovery of America Dispossessed Indigenous People of Their Land by Lindsay G.
American Indian Culture and Research Journal, vol. 30, no. 2, 2006, pp. 141-186
Description
Book reviews of:
Beyond the Reach of Time and Change: Native American Reflections on the Frank A. Rinehart Photograph Collection edited by Simon J. Ortiz.
Bringing Indians to the Book by Albert Furtwangler.
A Broken Flute: The Native Experience in Books for Children edited by Doris Seale and Beverly Slapin.
Children of Coyote, Missionaries of Saint Francis: Indian-Spanish Relations in Colonial California, 1769–1850 by Steven W.
Studies in American Indian Literatures, vol. 4, no. 1, Series 2, Spring, 1992, pp. 72-82
Description
Book reviews of:
Raven Tells Stories: An Anthology of Alaskan Native Writing edited by Joseph Bruchac
Keepers of the Earth: Native American Stories and Environmental Activities for Children by Michael J. Caduto and Joseph Bruchac
The Lightning Within: An Anthology of Contemporary American Indian Fiction edited by Alan R. Velie
Our Bit of Truth: An Anthology of Canadian Native Literature edited by Agnes Grant
The Heirs of Columbus by Gerald Vizenor
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Studies in American Indian Literatures, vol. 4, no. 2/3, Series 2, Summer/Fall, 1992, pp. 203-225
Description
Book reviews of:
A Guide to Early Field Recordings at the Lowie Museum of Anthropology by Richard Keeling
On Our Own Ground: The Complete Writings of William Apess, a Pequot edited by Barry O'Connell
To The American Indian: Reminiscences of a Yurok Woman by Lucy Thompson, Che-Na-Wah Weitch-Ah-Wah
Waterlily by Ella Cara Deloria
John Rollin Ridge: His Life & Works by James W.
Studies in American Indian Literatures, vol. 4, no. 4, Series 2, Winter, 1992, pp. 92-120
Description
Book reviews of:
Annikadel: The History of the Universe as Told by the Achumawi Indians of California by Istet Woiche
Portage Lake: Memories of an Ojibwe Childhood by Maude Kegg
Deer Hunting and Other Poems by Geary Hobson
Last Mornings in Brooklyn by Maurice Kenny
Engine by Gogisgi/Carroll Arnett
Another Song for America by Lance Henson
Makers edited by Edgar Heap of Birds
Another view of Deer Hunting and Other Poems by Geary Hobson
The Business of Fancydancing: Stories and Poems by Sherman Alexie
Night Perimeter: New and Sele