Shape-Shifting: Images of Native Americans in Recent Popular FictionThis study of the Native American in the western, romance, detective, horror, and science fiction genres examines how even historically accurate representations distort and bias the Native American figure to fit European-based traditions and modern agendas. The authors provide critical approaches for evaluating the literature. They argue that while popular fiction conventions determine and limit authentic portraits of Native American cultures, successful popular fiction writers approach literary quality by fusing authentic Native American culture with the standard genre conventions. Approximately 200 books are discussed and evaluated, and true Native American stories and writings are contrasted with mainstream versions of Indian culture. |
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... Earth increasing in intensity is a portent of evil . Finally , First Man gains passage to the third chamber but here ... Earth's structures , and all things that interact on the Earth's surface participate in this tense dualism . Finally ...
... earth . " In her turn , Spider Woman takes some earth , mixes it with her saliva , and forms twin spirit beings . Each twin is assigned a specific role . The first spirit being solidifies the earth substance into the great mountains and ...
... Earth on the female side and Father Sun and the Creator , Taiowa , on the male side . Human parents are but instruments through which these spirit beings are manifested . Then , the narrative describes the elaborate twenty - day ritual ...
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Native Americans of the Imagination | 1 |
Accessing a Different | 21 |
The Enduring Creation Story | 45 |
Copyright | |
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