Authors

Thesis (Ph.D.)--University of Minnesota, 2009.

Discusses the book The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-time Indian.

Comments on the characteristics, including colour, religion, government, language and physical traits, that shaped British-American perceptions of non-Europeans.

English Thesis (M.A.)--University of Alaska Anchorage, 1997.

The poet, author, and scholar discusses his background, influences on his work, the issue of what constitutes an "authentic" author and the current status of literature.

Purdy and Hausman conduct an interview with Vizenor in which they discuss Indigenous peoples’ stories, narratives, how these are affected by contemporary publishing trends.

Examines Vizenor's trickster myths in Summer in the Spring: Anishinaabe Lyric Poems and Stories which was published in The Progress, the first reservation newspaper published in Minnesota.

Introduces two books addressing Métis heroism during the 1885 Resistance. Article located by scrolling to page 12.

Looks at Darren Préfontaine, winner of the Saskatchewan Book of the Year award for his book Gabriel Dumont: Li Chef Michif in Images and in Words. Article located by scrolling to page 23.

English Thesis (Ph.D.)--University of South Dakota, 2005. Considers the extent to which traditional gender roles are reflected in writings of authors including: Charles Eastman, Zitkal-Sa, Luther Standing Bear, Ella C. Deloria, Joseph Marshall and Elizabet Cook Lynn.

Examines how new structures of human relationships are formed to replace traditional ones in Louise Erdrich's The Beet Queen. Entire issue on one PDF. To access article, scroll down to appropriate page.

English Thesis (Ph.D.)--State University of New York at Stony Brook, 1997.

Reviews the contemporary literary renaissance of Native American Literature between 1968-1988.

Literary Criticism article which explores the motivations of and the stylistic choices made by Mourning Dove and her collaborator, Lucullus V. McWhorter, in the novel Co-ge-we-a, The Half-Blood: A Depiction of the Montana Cattle Range<.>

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.

Discusses Historia by Olaus Magnus and Lapponia by Johannes Schefferus which both contain themes of the Sami people, their way of life, skills, and magical powers.

Book review of: George Sword's Warrior Narratives by Delphine Red Shirt.

Brief description of the author's life and discussion of the content and quality of the work, followed by an edited version of the opening sections.

Book review of: Gerald Vizenor edited by Simone Pellerin. Scroll to page 128 for article.

Describes Chippewa writer Gerald Vizenor's move from author to screenplay writer with his film Harold of Orange, which bears obvious imprints of his interests, attitudes and style.

An examination of Gerald Vizenor's jump from the literature to the film medium with the adaption of his story Harold of Orange.

Literary criticism article that examines the social and historical commentary contained in Vizenor’s novel, Heirs of Columbus, and how that commentary works to dismantle mainstream realities.

Describes how Gerald Vizenor literary work examines the inter-relationship between Indigenous and non-Indigenous cultures.

Looks at various works by Gerald Vizenor, and his vision and dream to restore tribal values. Entire issue on one PDF. To access article, scroll down to appropriate page.

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.

Explores Gerald Vizenor's novel Darkness in Saint Louis Bearheart and the creative character development used by "reversing the values" of the typical "western" novel.

Examines how Vizenor enters the role of narrative mediator and intervenes to effect communication and renegotiate the terms of the discourse in works such as, Thomas White Hawk. Entire issue on one PDF. To access article, scroll down to appropriate page.

Literary criticism article in which the author explores Vizenor’s use of trickster tropes and transnational narrative to explore different expressions of Indigenous identity and how it adapts to and is affected by sites solidarity and sovereignty.

A selected Bibliography of the literary work of Gerald Vizenor.

Book review of: Gerald Vizenor: Texts and Contexts edited by Deborah L. Madsen and A. Robert Lee. Scroll to page 136 for article.

Book review of: Gerald Vizenor by Kimberly M. Blaeser. Entire issue on one pdf. To access article, scroll down to appropriate page.

German Thesis (M.A.)--University of Arizona, 1989.

English Thesis (M.A.)--University of Victoria, 2001.

Discussion of John Neihardt's religious beliefs at the time of his meeting with Black Elk and on the book Black Elk Speaks, which is based on interviews and chronicles the key events in the Oglala Sioux man's life.

Article is the author’s tribute to the writer Jim Northrup.

Author, who is of Cherokee and English-German descent, discusses crossing across cultures.

Focuses on the works of Janice Gould and Vickie Sears.

Looks at the writings of Marilyn Dumont and Louise Erdrich and compares their earlier and recent work. Entire issue on one pdf. To access article, scroll to page 215.

Analysis of Kroetsch's work and problems with essential identities.

Discusses the Two-Row poetry of Peter Blue cloud by comparing it to the Haudenosaunee Two-Row Wampum, and then uses “trans-systemic” analysis to map out the importance of two-row thinking for changing the relationship between Indigenous and settler-colonial legal regimes.

Looks at Mohawk writer and actress, Emily Pauline Johnson, and her initiative to have First Nations women record their stories.

Considers the possibility of a gothic aesthetic or genre specific to Aboriginal and Native American writings by examining the latent content of texts for experiences of genocide and colonization, rather the manifest elements for monstrosity.

Guide includes: synopses, production who's who, forms and facts, interviews with playwright/performers, themes, set design and extension activities.

The main character Tayo narrates return to his Reservation after being a prisoner of war and in Veteran's hospital. The book illustrates his transitions from confusion to clarity, sense of loss to security, feelings of being alone to feeling connected and fear to confidence.

Interview with Gregory Scofield and a list of books by the author / poet.

Book review of: Monkey Business by Eden Robinson.

Māori Studies Thesis (M.A.)--Victoria University of Wellington, 2008.

Investigates Campbell's work for anticolonial qualities and subsequent responses. Chapter from Maria Campbell: Essays on Her Works edited by Jolene Armstrong.

Tribute to Blackfeet author James Welch (1940-2003). Entire issue on one pdf. To access article, scroll to page 41.