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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... Navajo belief in witchcraft . Marc Simmons , in his book Witchcraft in the Southwest , explains that there are many sources of evil in the Navajo view of the cosmos , but the worst of these are sorcery and witchcraft . The Navajo ...
... Navajo Tribal Police " ( Coyote , 46 , 162 ) , Leaphorn sees and understands through clear logic and reason . As a policeman , he doesn't believe in coincidence ; instead , he believes , as his uncle once told him , that things seem ...
... Navajo way of pointing at someone by thrusting out the lower lip or the ease with which a Navajo can recognize a non - Navajo in dim light simply by the other person's body movement . They bring in religious traditions as well , such as ...
Contents
Native Americans of the Imagination | 1 |
Accessing a Different | 21 |
The Enduring Creation Story | 45 |
Copyright | |
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