Authors

Sherman Alexie

Web Sites » Organizations
Author/Creator
Susan B. Brill
Description
List of books, articles and other presentations, followed by a biographical and critical essay.
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[Sherman Alexie]

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Conversations at KCTS9
Media » Film and Video
Author/Creator
Sherman Alexie
Enrique Cerna
Description
Enrique Cerna interviews Sherman Alexie about his life and what led him to write poetry and fiction. Duration: 26:43.
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The Short Stories of Louise Erdrich's Novels

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Suzanne Ferguson
Studies in Short Fiction, vol. 33, no. 4, Fall, 1996, pp. 541-555
Description
Advances the theory that Erdrich's novels contain a series of short stories.
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Smoke and Mirrors (Canada From the Vantage Point of Europe)

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Aritha Van Herk
Journal of Canadian Studies, vol. 29, no. 3, Fall, 1994, pp. 158-162
Description
Author laments on the decline of major institutions that once defined Canadians in such a way as to bind people together, comments on Canada's image to outsiders, and briefly mentions perspectives on First Nation peoples.
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Speaking of Ralph: An Interview with Ingrid Wendt

Articles » General
Author/Creator
A Robert Lee
Transmotion, vol. 6, no. 1, Ralph Salisbury, June 21, 2020, pp. 170-240
Description
Author interviews Ingrid Wendt, widow of the late Ralph Salisbury, about his writing, his teaching, his identity and legacy, and their life together as writers.
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Speaking with Philip Deloria: Interview

Articles » General
Author/Creator
Richard Mace
Philip Deloria
St. Johns University Humanities Review, vol. 5, no. 1, Spring, 2007, pp. 1-5
Description
The noted author speaks about his writing and his role as director of the Program in American Culture at the University of Michigan.
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The Stories He Lives By

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Evelina Zuni Lucero
Studies in American Indian Literatures, vol. 16, no. 4, Special Issue: In Honor of Simon J. Ortiz, Winter, 2004, pp. 51-53
Description
Reflects on the significant contributions Acoma Pueblo author Simon Ortiz has made to Native American literature. Entire issue on one pdf. To access article, scroll to page 51.
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The Sun Dance of the Oglala Sioux

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Ella Deloria
Journal of American Folklore, vol. 42, no. 166, October-December 1929, pp. 354-413
Description
Focuses on an old account of the Oglala Sioux ceremony including prayers and songs; this revised text uses Rigg's Siouian alphabet and includes a verbatim translation.
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Survivance and Fluidity: George Conway's The Life, History, and Travels of Kah-Ge-ga-gah-bowh

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Cathy Rex
Studies in American Indian Literatures, vol. 18, no. 2, Summer, 2006, pp. 1-33
Description
Contends that the autobiographical work demonstrates a self-determined identity that defies nineteenth century national, social, racial and intellectual categories and successfully integrates his Ojibwe, American and British cultures. Entire issue on one pdf. To access article, scroll to page 1.
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Thank You, Lavonne

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Siobhan Senier
Studies in American Indian Literatures, vol. 17, no. 2, Special Issue: Honoring A. Lavonne Brown, Summer, 2005, p. 106
Description
Appreciation for the work of A. Lavonne Ruoff Brown in the field of Native American literary studies. Entire issue on one pdf. To access article, scroll to page 106.
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Those Treasured Purple-Inked Pages

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Martha Viehmann
Studies in American Indian Literatures, vol. 17, no. 2, Summer, 2005, p. 109
Description
Tribute to the author A. Lavonne Ruoff Brown in appreciation of her contributions to literature. Entire issue on one pdf. To access article, scroll to page 109.
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Three Canadian Native Women Autobiographies: From the Synecdoche of the Communal to the Metonoymy of the Single Subject

Articles » General
Author/Creator
Nieves Pascual Soler
The Grove: Working Papers on English Studies, no. 9, 2002, pp. 139-150
Description
Analysis of: The Days of Augusta (1973) by Mary Augusta Tappage, The Ways of My Grandmothers (1982) by Beverly Hungry Wolf and I Walk in Two Worlds (1987) by Eleanor Brass. Entire issue on one pdf. To access article scroll down to appropriate page.
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To Lavonne-With Good Thoughts

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Geary Hobson
Studies in American Indian Literatures, vol. 17, no. 2, Special Issue: Honoring A. Lavonne Brown, Summer, 2005, pp. 85-86
Description
Discusses A. Lavonne Brown Ruoff's contributions to the field of Native American literary studies. Entire issue on one pdf. To access article, scroll to page 85.
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Tribes of Men: John Joseph Mathews and Indian Internationalism

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Emily Lutenski
Studies in American Indian Literatures, vol. 24, no. 2, Summer, 2012, pp. 39-64
Description
Looks at the life, travels and works of a Native American historian and writer. Entire issue on one pdf. To access article, scroll to page 39.
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A Tribute to James Welch

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
William Wetzel
Studies in American Indian Literatures, vol. 18, no. 3, Fall, 2006, pp. 43-45
Description
Accolades for Blackfeet author James Welch (1940-2003) and a statement about his influence on the author. Entire issue on one pdf. To access article, scroll to page 43.
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Trickster of Literacy

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Steve Hawley
Studies in American Indian Literatures, vol. 18, no. 3, Fall, 2006, pp. 46-48
Description
Humourous commentary as "mistaken identity and trickery" in honour of Blackfeet author James Welch (1940-2003). Entire issue on one pdf. To access article, scroll to page 46.
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