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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... sacred to her people . In The Story Teller Vicky is again working for the community interest , this time at the behest of the tribal council . New federal laws requiring that museums return to Native American tribes artifacts sacred to ...
... sacred tobacco to protect him , Siquani removes the body from the ancient cedar and buries it near running water so that the dead man will become a cloud and bring rain to the parched earth . The final defeat of the drug dealer witch ...
... sacred relics to private collections and assures their return to the Indian tribes from which they were taken ( hundreds and thousands of items in profane hands - medicine bundles , sacred pipes , sha- man bones that would remain tossed ...
Contents
Native Americans of the Imagination | 1 |
Accessing a Different | 21 |
The Enduring Creation Story | 45 |
Copyright | |
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