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Author
Publisher
St. Martin's Press
Pub. Date
1997
Language
English
Description
Exploring such themes as land, language, and identity, Momaday recalls the moving stories of his Kiowa grandfather and Kiowa ancestors, recollects a boyhood spent partly at Jemez Pueblo in New Mexico, and ponders the circumstances of history and Indian-White relations as we inherit them today. Collecting thirty-two essays and articles, "The Man Made of Words" attempts to fashion a definition of American literature as we have not interpreted it before...
Author
Publisher
Wesleyan University Press
Pub. Date
2011
Language
English
Description
Intimate and illuminating conversations with one of America's foremost Native artists
Joy Harjo is a "poet-healer-philosopher-saxophonist," and one of the most powerful Native American voices of her generation. She has spent the past two decades exploring her place in poetry, music, dance/performance, and art. Soul Talk, Song Language gathers together in one complete collection many of these explorations and conversations.
...Author
Publisher
W. W. Norton & Company
Pub. Date
[2020].
Language
English
Description
"United States Poet Laureate Joy Harjo gathers the work of more than 160 poets, representing nearly 100 indigenous nations, into the first historically comprehensive Native poetry anthology. This landmark anthology celebrates the indigenous peoples of North America, the first poets of this country, whose literary traditions stretch back centuries. Opening with a blessing from Pulitzer Prize-winner N. Scott Momaday, the book contains powerful introductions...
Author
Series
Publisher
University of Minnesota Press
Pub. Date
2005.
Language
English
Description
Explores how stories shape who we are, how we understand and interact with other people, and how Native American culture ties into storytelling, from creation stories to personal experiences, historical anecdotes to social injustices, racist propaganda to works of contemporary Native American literature.
11) Spider Woman's granddaughters: traditional tales and contemporary writing by Native American women
Publisher
Fawcett Columbine
Pub. Date
1990, c1989
Language
English