Authors

Trudell

Alternate Title
Trudell Full Documentary
Media » Film and Video
Author/Creator
Heather Rae
John Trudell
Description
Documentary about the life of John Trudell, as an American Indian activist, musician and poet. Duration: 1:18:22.
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The Tunguska Project: Educational Resource

Alternate Title
DOClibrary
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
hotDOCS
Description
Guide to accompany film of same name which follows Cree playwright Floyd Flavel on a journey from Saskatchewan to Siberia.
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[Twenty Thousand Mornings: An Autobiography]

Book Reviews
Author/Creator
Mascha N. Gemein
Studies in American Indian Literatures, vol. 25, no. 3, Fall, 2013, pp. 120-124
Description
Book review of Twenty Thousand Mornings by John Joseph Mathews. Entire issue on one pdf. To access review, scroll to page 120.
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Unbecoming a "Dirty Savage": Jane Willis's Geniesh: An Indian Girlhood

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Linda Warley
Canadian Literature, no. 156, Spring, 1998 , pp. 83-103
Description
Comments on an autobiography that was published the same year as Halfbreed by Maria Campbell but lacked critical attention. Entire issue on one pdf. To access article, scroll to page 83.
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Understanding Gerald Vizenor

Book Reviews
Author/Creator
Jill Doerfler
American Indian Quarterly, vol. 35, no. 1, Winter, 2011, pp. 147-149
Description
Book review of: Understanding Gerald Vizenor by Deborah L. Madsen.
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Understanding James Welch Ron McFarland

Book Reviews
Author/Creator
Chadwick Allen
Studies in American Indian Literatures, vol. 13, no. 2 & 3, Series 2, Summer/Fall, 2001, pp. 85-87
Description
Book review of: Understanding James Welch by Ron McFarland. Entire issue on one pdf. To access article, scroll down to appropriate page.
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Vine Deloria Jr. and Indigenous Americans

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
David E. Wilkins
Wicazo Sa Review, vol. 21, no. 2, Fall, 2006, pp. 151-155
Description
Memorial to a knowledgeable, witty, and intelligent writer who struggled to achieve national sovereignty for First Nations peoples.
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Washington Irving and the American Indian

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Daniel F. Littlefield
American Indian Quarterly, vol. 5, no. 2, 1979, pp. 135-154
Description
A look at Washington Irving's portrayal of Indigenous people during the nineteenth century and how his stories reflected his own attitudes towards Indigenous populations.
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"The Way I Heard It": Autobiography, Tricksters, and Leslie Marmon Silko's Storyteller

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Lynn Domina
Studies in American Indian Literatures, vol. 19, no. 3, Fall, 2007, pp. 45-67
Description
Explores the book for autobiographical sections and passages that could also be classified as myth, legend or fiction and how this influences the reader's treatment of the work as life writing. Entire issue on one pdf. To access article, scroll to page 45.
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A Weasel Pops In and Out of Old Tunes: Exchanging Words

Alternate Title
A Weasel Pops In and Out of Old Tunes: Exchanging Words. (Marie Annharte Baker's Poetry)(Interview)
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Marie Annharte Baker
Lally Grauer
Studies in Canadian Literature / Études en littérature canadienne, vol. 31, no. 1, For the Love of Words: Aboriginal Writers of Canada, Winter, 2006, pp. 116-128
Description
Presents a joint paper done, by the author, with Marie Annharte Baker, the noted Chippewa/Cree/French author of three books of poetry: Being on the Moon, Coyote Columbus Cafe and Exercises in Lip Pointing.
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Where the Blood Mixes by Kevin Loring: Study Guide

Alternate Title
National Arts Centre English Theatre Programmes for Student Audiences; 2009-2010 Season
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Jane Moore
Description
Guide includes: synopsis of the play, history of Aboriginal theatre in Canada, information on residential schools, resources for further study, etc.
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Wild About Harry Robinson

Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Alan Twigg
Description
Contains autobiographical information about the storyteller from the Lower Similkameen Indian band in British Columbia and his collaborations with Wendy Wickwire that produced three volumes of stories: Write It on Your Heart, Nature Power, and Living by Stories.
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Will Rogers's Indian Humor

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Roumiana Velikova
Studies in American Indian Literatures, vol. 19, no. 2, Summer, 2007, pp. 83-103
Description
Contends that humorist Will Rogers, who was a member of the Cherokee Nation, was appropriated and mainstreamed as a mythic American figure and consequently has been denied a prominent place in Native American literary history. Entire issue on one pdf. To access article, scroll to page 83.
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“William Apess Was Born Here”: Marking William Apess on the Geographical and Cultural Map

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Drew Lopenzina
Studies in American Indian Literatures, vol. 30, no. 2, Summer, 2018, pp. 1-33
Description
Author describes his research and the process of creating a biography of the writer, activist and minister and the difficulties he encountered when trying to find precise information about Apess’ life and the places he lived.
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William Faulkner's Indians

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Duane Gage
American Indian Quarterly, vol. 1, no. 1, Spring, 1974, pp. 27-33
Description
An investigation of how the author's fictional works use Native American characters to accentuate the relationships between races in the American South.
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William Jay Smith

Web Sites » Organizations
Author/Creator
Bob Group
Description
Bibliography and critical look at the many books by Smith (1918- )
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Writing Life

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Beth Brant
Journal of Lesbian Studies, vol. 4, no. 4, December 2000, pp. 21-34
Description
Beth Brant discusses the role of writing in her life and her relationships with loved ones.
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Zitkala-Ša and the Problem of Regionalism: Nations, Narratives, and Critical Traditions

Alternate Title
Zitkala-Sa and the Problem of Regionalism: Nations, Narratives, and Critical Traditions
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Gary Totten
American Indian Quarterly, vol. 29, no. 1/2, Winter/Spring, 2005, pp. 84-123
Description
Critical look at Gertrude Bonnin (1876-1938), a Yankton Sioux writer, his body of work and the idea of regionalism.
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