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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... evil . Finally , First Man gains passage to the third chamber but here the Feline People , bands of warlike tricksters , target him as their victim . He escapes , but decides to lessen some of the destructive evil rampant in this domain ...
... evil . Passage is finally made into the Fourth World , whose blue color seems to signify peace , prosperity , and ... evil . It is almost as though , once the comprehensive identification of sources of evil has been achieved , some ...
... evil ( Satan and satanic forces ) , an evil often made more horrifying by its association with " pagan " witchcraft , rites , and horrors . However , pure evil , as such , does not exist in Native American religion . Coyote may eat ...
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Native Americans of the Imagination | 1 |
Accessing a Different | 21 |
The Enduring Creation Story | 45 |
Copyright | |
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