Poetry
I Swallow Turquoise for Courage
Book Reviews
Author/Creator
Robin Riley Fast
Studies in American Indian Literatures, vol. 20, no. 4, Winter, 2008, pp. 104-107
Description
Book review of: I Swallow Turquoise for Courage by Hershman R. John.
Entire issue on one pdf. To access review, scroll to page 104.
Images from the Spoken Word: A Comparative Study of Kateri Akiwenzie-Damm’s My Heart as a Stray Bullet and Standing Ground
Alternate Title
Images, Imaginations, and Beyond: Proceedings of the Eighth Native American Symposium
Native American Symposium ; 8th, 2009
E-Books » Chapters
Author/Creator
Debashree Dattaray
Description
Examines borderlands of ethnicity and identity from a collection of poetry.
Imagining a Poetics of Loss: Notes Toward a Comparative Methodology
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Eliza Rodriguez y Gibson
Studies in American Indian Literatures, vol. 15, no. 3-4, Series 2; [Indigenous Intersections], Fall-Winter, 2003-2004, pp. 23-50
Description
Compares the theme of genocide and cultural loss in the the poetry of Lorna Dee Cervantes (Chicana) and Joy Harjo (Creek).
Entire issue on one pdf. To access article, scroll down to appropriate page.
Imagining Navajo in the Boarding School: Laura Tohe’s No Parole Today and the Intimacy of Language Ideologies
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Anthony K. Webster
Journal of Linguistic Anthropology, vol. 20, no. 1, June 2010, p. 39–62
Description
Metalinguistic commentaries about the complicated speech environment for Navajo children assimilated into the public school system.
"In Navajo we call him little father" / "In Navajo, we call him 'shidá'í:'" The Emergence and Calibration of Style by Two Navajo Poets
Alternate Title
Annual Symposium About Language and Society-Austin (SALSA) ; 15th 2007
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Anthony K. Webster
Texas Linguistic Forum, vol. 51, 2007, pp. 165-173
Description
Paper from Texas Linguistics Forum: Proceedings of the Fifteenth Annual Symposium About Language and Society, Austin, 2007. Looks at the natural history of Navajo poetry "style".
In the Belly of a Laughing God: Reading Humor and Irony in the Poetry of Joy Harjo
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Jennifer Andrews
American Indian Quarterly, vol. 24, no. 2, Spring, 2000, pp. 200-218
Description
Literary criticism article examines the poetry of Joy Harjo, which combines playful self-deprecation and subtle controversy to examination historical truth and reach a range of readers..
Indian Men With Baseball Caps
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Charmaine M. Benz
Studies in American Indian Literatures, vol. 7, no. 1, Series 2, Spring, 1995, p. 25
Description
Poem by Charmaine M. Benz.
Entire issue on one PDF. To access article, scroll down to appropriate page.
Indian Record (Vol. 34, #1-2, Jan.-Feb. 1971)
Documents & Presentations
Description
"National publication for the Indians of Canada." Focus on Indigenous issues, events at residential schools and legal decisions. Previously published as Indian Missionary Record.
Articles reflect the attitudes and policies of the time.
“The Indian Who Bombed Berlin”: German Encounters in Ralph Salisbury’s Work – Modulating Modern Precariousness
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Cathy Covell Waegner
Transmotion, vol. 6, no. 1, June 21, 2020, pp. 97-130
Description
Literary criticism article which focuses on various ways that Salisbury’s work deals thematically with Germans and Germany. Compares and contrasts this engagement with Gerald Vizenor's in Blue Ravens: Historical Novel (2014) and Drew Hayden Taylor's in The Berlin Blues, a 2007 play.
Indigenous Poetics in Canada
Alternate Title
Indigenous Studies Series
E-Books
Author/Creator
Neal McLeod
Duncan Mercredi
Armand Garnet Ruffo
Warren Cariou ...
Tasha Beeds
David Newhouse
Marilyn Dumont
Leanne Simpson
Daniel David Moses
Alyce Johnson
Michèle Lacombe
Waaseyaa’sin Christine Sy
Niigaanwewidam James Sinclair
Rosanna Deerchild
Marvin Francis
Shayla Elizabeth
Janet Rogers
Lindsay “Eekwol” Knight
Kateri Akiwenzie-Damm
Rhiannon Johnson
Susan Gingell ...
Lee Maracle
Gregory Scofield
Joanne Arnott
Lesley Belleau
Gail MacKay
Indigenous Studies Series
Indigenous Voices, Indigenous Symbols
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Rachael Selby
World Indigenous Nations Higher Education Consortium Journal, p. [?]
Description
2009 Edition contains:
Indigenous Voices, Indigenous Symbols by Rachael Selby.
Matariki - A Symbol of Survival by Hohaia Collier.
Windigo Presence in Selected Contemporary Ojibwe Prose and Poetry by Linda LeGarde Grover.
Māori Symbolism - The Enacted Curriculum by Jamie Lambert.
Who Says I Don't Want to Come to School?
Indigenous Women and Feminism: Politics, Activism, Culture
Book Reviews
Author/Creator
Tina Block
BC Studies, no. 174, Summer, 2012, pp. 146-147
Description
Book review of: Indigenous Women and Feminism edited by Cheryl Suzack, Shari M. Huhndorf, Jeanne Perreault, and Jean Barman.
Entire book review section on one pdf. To access this review scroll to p. 146.
The Insight
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Tom Davis
Tribal College Journal of American Indian Higher Education, vol. 14, no. 2, American Indian Higher Education Consortium 30th Anniversary, Winter, 2002, p. 76
Description
Poem that begins with, "She was different suddenly...".
Inspired Lines - Reading Joy Harjo's Prose Poems
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Robert Johnson
American Indian Quarterly, vol. 23, no. 3/4, Summer/Fall, June 1, 1999, pp. 13-23
Description
Featuring the prose poetry of Native American writer Joy Harjo, Johnson offers an analysis of the poet's style and form and discusses the reader's responsibilities within the context of the work In Mad Love and War.
“Interior Dancers”: Transformations of Vizenor’s Poetic Vision
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Kimberly M. Blaeser
Studies in American Indian Literatures, vol. 9, no. 1, Series 2; [Special Issue on] Gerald Vizenor, Spring, 1997, pp. [3]-15
Description
Overview of themes and influences in Vizenor's poetry.
Entire issue on one pdf. To access article, scroll down to appropriate page.
An Interview with Carter Revard
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Janet McAdams
Carter Revard
Studies in American Indian Literatures, vol. 15, no. 1, Series 2; [Special Issue in Honor of Carter Revard], Spring, 2003, pp. [22]-25
Description
Interview with renowned poet Carter Revard, conducted at the Meeting of the Modern Language Association, Chicago, December 28, 1995.
Entire issue on one pdf. To access article, scroll down to appropriate page.
Introduction: Linda Hogan’s Lessons in Making Do
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Betty Louise Bell
Studies in American Indian Literatures, vol. 6, no. 3, Series 2: Linda Hogan: Calling Us Home, Fall, 1994, pp. 3-5
Description
Introduction to articles on Linda Hogan’s poetry and prose.
Entire issue on one PDF. To access article, scroll down to appropriate page.
Introduction [Studies in American Indian Literatures, Series 2, vol.2 no.2]
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Joseph Bruchac
Studies in American Indian Literatures, vol. 2, no. 2, Series 2: New Native American Writing, Summer, 1990, p. 1
Description
Presents an introduction to the issue and discusses the similarities in the authors voices (content) despite differences in geography, education and experience.
Entire issue on one PDF. To access article, scroll down to appropriate page.
Introduction [Studies in American Indian Literatures, Series 2, Vol. 7, No.3, Fall 1995]
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Sandra L. Sprayberry
Studies in American Indian Literatures, vol. 7, no. 3, Series 2: Contemporary American Indian Poetry, Fall, 1995, pp. 1-2
Description
Introduction to this special issue with the focus on contemporary American Indian poetry.
Entire issue on one PDF. To access article, scroll down to appropriate page.
Introduction to About Indigenous Literatures
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Angeline O'Neill
Albert Braz
CLCWeb: Comparative Literature and Culture, vol. 13, no. 2, Thematic Issue: About Indigenous Literatures , June 2011, pp. 1-7
Description
Looks at how indigenous writers and scholars see non-Indigenous scholarly critics, writers, and readers, and examines how to establish Indigenous literature.
Introduction to "Indigenous Women: The State of Our Nations"
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Bonita Lawrence
Kim Anderson
Atlantis, vol. 29, no. 2, [Indigenous Women: The State of Our Nations], 2005, pp. 1-8
Description
Essays focus on four categories, in this specially themed issue, including social issues and traditional knowledge.
Irony, Métis Style: Reading the Poetry of Marilyn Dumont and Gregory Scofield
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Jennifer Andrews
Canadian Poetry: Studies, Documents, Reviews, no. 50, Spring-Summer, 2002, pp. 6-31
Description
Critical analysis reveals the two poets calling for a "rethinking of how irony has been theorized in an Aboriginal context" and for readership to challenge stereotyping.