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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... symbolism of the tribal tradition is influ- ential even in contemporary settings . The color symbolism of Erdrich's short passages represents one of a series of literary puzzles that non - Native American readers must learn to decode in ...
... symbolism of the circle : the four - part color , number , and directional symbolism . Each step of the ritual process reinforces this symbolism . For the ceremony proper , the rocks are heated outside the sweat lodge and then brought ...
... symbolism that must be placed within its Ojibway heritage to be understood . One of the most direct ways to observe the use of color symbolism by a traditional culture is in the structure of its ceremonies . For the purpose of our study ...
Contents
Native Americans of the Imagination | 1 |
Accessing a Different | 21 |
The Enduring Creation Story | 45 |
Copyright | |
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