Native American literature
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Native American literature is a body of writing by Indigenous peoples of the United States and Canada that blends oral storytelling traditions with written forms to explore themes of identity, history, colonization, and cultural survival.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Indigenous literature
ⓘ
literature ⓘ |
| aim |
assertion of Indigenous sovereignty
ⓘ
critique of colonialism ⓘ preservation of Indigenous cultures ⓘ reclamation of history ⓘ |
| country |
Canada
ⓘ
United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| genre |
American literature
ⓘ
Canadian literature ⓘ ethnic literature ⓘ postcolonial literature ⓘ |
| hasPart |
autobiography
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ceremonial narratives ⓘ drama ⓘ essays ⓘ legends ⓘ memoir ⓘ myths ⓘ novels ⓘ oral literature ⓘ oratory ⓘ poetry ⓘ short stories ⓘ song lyrics ⓘ tribal histories ⓘ written literature ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
boarding school experiences
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ceremonial practices ⓘ colonial history ⓘ oral tradition ⓘ tribal cosmologies ⓘ |
| language |
English
ⓘ
Indigenous languages of North America NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableAuthor |
Gerald Vizenor
NERFINISHED
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James Welch NERFINISHED ⓘ Joy Harjo NERFINISHED ⓘ Leslie Marmon Silko NERFINISHED ⓘ Louise Erdrich NERFINISHED ⓘ N. Scott Momaday NERFINISHED ⓘ Paula Gunn Allen NERFINISHED ⓘ Sherman Alexie NERFINISHED ⓘ Simon Ortiz NERFINISHED ⓘ Thomas King NERFINISHED ⓘ Tomson Highway NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Ceremony
NERFINISHED
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House Made of Dawn NERFINISHED ⓘ Love Medicine NERFINISHED ⓘ The Lone Ranger and Tonto Fistfight in Heaven NERFINISHED ⓘ The Round House NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| period | Native American Renaissance NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatedDiscipline |
American studies
ⓘ
Indigenous studies ⓘ Native American studies NERFINISHED ⓘ comparative literature ⓘ |
| significantEvent |
publication of House Made of Dawn in 1968
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rise of the Native American Renaissance in the late 1960s and 1970s ⓘ |
| theme |
colonization
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community ⓘ cultural survival ⓘ decolonization ⓘ history ⓘ identity ⓘ intergenerational trauma ⓘ land ⓘ language revitalization ⓘ resistance ⓘ sovereignty ⓘ spirituality ⓘ storytelling ⓘ |
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