indians in literature

Contains primary and secondary source documents that provide insights into the history of American Indians, from creation through 1877, including letters , memoirs, speeches, articles, interviews,treaties, government reports, and other documents of historical importance, each with a brief introduction.

Chronicles the life and accomplishments of American writer and activist Helen Hunt Jackson, who is recognized for her efforts to improve the treatment of Native Americans in the United States. Presented in English and Spanish.

Provides brief biographical information on eleven Native American women writers and discusses their work through critical excerpts. Includes a bibliography of works written by each featured author.

Analyzes five children's books to see how they misrepresent Native peoples by constructing an image rather than a reality of Native life; looks at various picture books, adapted folktales, and novels to see how well they have retained cultural realities; features annotated reading lists; and examines the writing of Canadian Inuit author Michael Kusugak.

Interviews with twenty-one leading American Indian poets.

Presents interviews with Native American authors N. Scott Momaday, Gerald Vizenor, and Jeannette Armstrong, in which they discuss individual and tribal identity, cultural survival and exploitation, and writing techniques.

Contains sixteen interviews that provide insight into the thinking and writing of twentieth-century Native American author Leslie Marmon Silko.

Provides a critical evolution of Native American literature including oral narratives, written literature, recent achievements in fiction, poetry, drama, etc.