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Conquest and Recovery in Early Writings from America

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Larzer Ziff
American Literature, vol. 68, no. 3, September 1996, pp. 509-525
Focuses on explorer Captain John Smith's descriptions of the New World and Roger Williams' A Key into the Language of America.
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Conquistadors

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Stephen Graham Jones
Studies in American Indian Literatures, vol. 14, no. 4, Series 2, Winter, 2002, pp. [79]-80
Brief short story titled Conquistadors by Stephen Graham Jones, which is told in one very long sentence. Entire issue on one pdf. To access article, scroll down to appropriate page.
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The Constitution of the White Earth Nation: A New Innovation in a Longstanding Indigenous Literary Tradition

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Lisa Brooks
Studies in American Indian Literatures, vol. 23, no. 4, Winter, 2011, pp. [48]-74
Discusses the history of codifying societal and governance practices using examples from various First Nations, and argues that Gerald Vizenor's Constitution is part of this continuum. Scroll to page 48 for article.
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Consuming, Incarcerating, and “Transmoting” Misery: Border Practice in Vizenor’s Bearheart and Jones’s The Fast Red Road

Articles » General
Author/Creator
Cathy Covell Waegner
Transmotion, vol. 3, no. 2, December 6, 2017, pp. 1-29
Literary criticism article discusses themes of survivance and transmotion in Vizenor’s (1978) and Jones’ (2000) debut novels, considers contexts of postmodernism and carceral theory, and the generational difference between the two authors.
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Consuming Passions: Reconciliation in Women's Intellectual Memoir

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Gillian Whitlock
Tulsa Studies in Women's Literature, vol. 23, no. 1, Where in the World is Transnational Feminism?, Spring, 2004, pp. 13-28
Focuses on three autobiographies: How Should I read These? Native Women Writers in Canada by Helen Hoy, Tiger's Eye by Inga Clendinnen and My Skull by Antjie Krog.
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Contact, Mediation, and Myth in Early Latin American Literatures

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Joanne van der Woude
Early American Literature, vol. 48, no. 1, 2013, pp. 201-212
Book review essay of: Colonial Latin American Literature: A Very Short Introduction by Rolena Adorno. Indigenous Writings from the Convent: Negotiating Ethnic Autonomy in Colonial Mexico by Mónica Díaz. On the Wings of Time: Rome, the Incas, Spain, and Peru by Sabine MacCormack. The Art of Being In-Between: Native Intermediaries, Indian Identity, and Local Rule in Colonial Oaxaca by Yanna Yannakakis.
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Contemporary American Indian Life in The Owl's Song and Smoke Signals

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Jim Charles
English Journal, vol. 90, no. 3, January 2001, pp. 54-59
Argues that teaching the works The Owl's Song and Smoke Signals can achieve standards-oriented objectives and inform students of relevant literary, historical, social, and cultural topics.
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Contemporary Literary Criticism: James Mayo (Essay Date Winter 2002)

Alternate Title
Finding Common Ground: Re-Examining the Theme of Renewal in James Welch's The Death of Jim Loney
Articles » General
Contemporary Literary Criticism, vol. 249, 2008, pp. 342-343
Argues that Jim Loney's life symbolizes a regeneration of Aboriginal American culture. This article was originally published as "Finding Common Ground: Re-Examining the Theme of Renewal in James Welch's The Death of Jim Loney" in South Dakota Review vol. 40, no. 4, (winter 2002) at pages 67-87. For article enter title above (Finding Common Ground) in Gale's "Basic Search."
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Contemporary Native Women's Voices in Literature

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Agnes Grant
Canadian Literature, no. 124-125, Native Writers & Canadian Writing, Spring/Summer , 1990, pp. 124-132

Looks at one way to cross the cultural boundary in Aboriginal literature by examining the purpose of author Maria Campbell, in Halfbreed, Beatrice Culleton, in In Search of April Raintree, and Lee Maracle, in I Am Woman. 

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Contentious Art: Disruption and Decolonial Aesthetics

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Luam Kidane
Decolonization, vol. 3, no. 1, Indigenous Art, Aesthetics and Decolonial Struggle, 2014, pp. 189-192
Discussion on art connects creativity to political processes and disrupted borders.
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Contesting Ideology in Children’s Book Reviewing

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Debbie Reese
Studies in American Indian Literatures, vol. 12, no. 1, Series 2; Children’s Literature, Spring, 2000, pp. [35-]-55
Reviewer of Native American literature for the journal Hornbook discusses an editor's rejection of one of her reviews and the subsequent study she conducted with librarians and teachers. Entire issue on one pdf. To access article, scroll down to appropriate page.
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Contesting White Knowledge: Yolngu Stories from World War II

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Noah Riseman
Oral History Review, vol. 37, no. 2, Summer/Fall, 2010, pp. 170-190
Looks at written documents and oral recollections to uncover the experiences of Indigenous soldiers and their contributions in World War II, the Northern Territory, and Australian history.
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Contextualizing the Losses of Allotment Thought Literature

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Kristen A. Carpenter
North Dakota Law Review, vol. 82, no. 3, The Pedagogy of American Indian Law, 2006, pp. 605-627
Discusses two novels by Louise Erdrich, Lone Wolf and Tracks and Four Souls to show losses in socio-economic, familial, spiritual and tribal life.
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Continuity and Connection: Characters in Louis Erdrich's Fiction

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Margie Towery
American Indian Culture and Research Journal, vol. 16, no. 4, 1992, pp. 99-122
Character analysis reflects the author's interest in the continuing struggle of Native Americans to survive and maintain their culture.
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[Contributions to Ojibwe Studies: Essays, 1934-1972]

Alternate Title
Critical Studies in the History of Anthropology Series
Book Reviews
Author/Creator
Margaret Noori
Studies in American Indian Literatures, vol. 24, no. 1, Spring, 2012, pp. 82-85
Book review of: Contributions to Ojibwe Studies by A. Irving Hallowell, edited by Jennifer S. H. Brown and Susan Elaine Gray. Entire issue on one pdf. To access review, scroll to page 82.
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Contributor Biographies

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Studies in American Indian Literatures, vol. 16, no. 4, Winter, 2004, pp. 111-115
Lists all authors who contributed to the special issue in honour of Acoma Pueblo author Simon J. Ortiz. Entire issue on one pdf. To access article, scroll to page 111.
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A Conversation with Diane Glancy

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Jennifer Andrews
American Indian Quarterly, vol. 26, no. 4, Autumn, 2002, pp. 645-658
Interview focuses on the significance of poetry and other works by Diane Glancy, a Native American poet, playwright, essayist, and fiction writer.
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A Conversation with Simon Ortiz

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Janet McAdams
Simon Ortiz
The Kenyon Review, vol. 32, no. 1, New Series, Winter, 2010, pp. 1-8
Interview with guest editor Simon Ortiz
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Corners, Walls, and Doors: The Methodology of Exams in a

Course on American Indian Literatures

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Sandra L. Sprayberry
Studies in American Indian Literatures, vol. 8, no. 2, Series 2; Teaching American Indian Literatures, Summer, 1996, pp. [21]-28
Educator discusses his move from written to oral exams/conferences in Native American literature courses as a way of incorporating Aboriginal styles of teaching and learning. Entire issue on one pdf. To access article, scroll down to appropriate page.
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Cosmology and the Reinvention of Culture: The Lakota Case

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
William K. Powers
The Canadian Journal of Native Studies, vol. 7, no. 2, 1987, pp. 165-180
Examines the changing and dynamic nature of cosmology and mythology to suit the particular circumstances of living people.
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The Country of Wolves: Graphic Novel Study

Alternate Title
Inuktut Titiqqiriniq
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Inhabit Education

Geared toward students in Grades 7 to 10. Novel is based on the animated film Amaqqut Nunaat: The Country of Wolves.

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The Country of Wolves: Intermediate Graphic Novel Study

Alternate Title
Uqalimaarummaq Reader
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Nunavut Arctic College
Geared toward Grades 7 and 8. Designed to improve literacy and communications skills while learning about Inuit traditional beliefs, shamanism and the traditional relationship with the environment.
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Coyote's Cannon: Sharing Stories with Thomas King

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Robin Ridington
American Indian Quarterly, vol. 22, no. 3, Summer, 1998, pp. 343-362
Literary criticism article (from a conference paper) which uses the text Green Grass, Running Water by Thomas King to illustrate the conversation narrative style of many Indigenous authors.
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Coyote's Food Medicines

Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Jean William
Cecelia de Rose
Clara Camille
Developed to encourage Elders and their caregivers to ask health care providers about medications they are taking.
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Coyote's New Guise

Book Reviews
Author/Creator
Michael Harris
Books in Canada, vol. 35, no. 1, January/February 2006, p. 10
Book review of: A Short History of Indians in Canada by Thomas King.
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Coyote's New Suit

Book Reviews
Author/Creator
Nancy Ryan
Resource Links, vol. 10, no. 4, April 2005, pp. 4-6
Book review of: Coyote's New Suit written by Thomas King and illustrated by Johnny Walcs. It is a children's book for Grades 2-6 about wanting more than you need.
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