Fight Back: For the Sake of the People, For the Sake of the Land
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"Fight Back: For the Sake of the People, For the Sake of the Land" is a seminal collection of poetry and prose by Acoma Pueblo writer Simon J. Ortiz that confronts colonialism and affirms Indigenous resistance, identity, and connection to land.
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| Label | Occurrences |
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| Fight Back: For the Sake of the People, For the Sake of the Land canonical | 1 |
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
book
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poetry collection ⓘ prose collection ⓘ |
| affirms |
Indigenous cultural continuity
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Indigenous resistance ⓘ relationship between people and land ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Acoma Pueblo NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| author | Simon J. Ortiz NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| depicts | effects of colonialism on Native communities ⓘ |
| describedAs |
key text in Native American studies
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seminal work of Indigenous literature ⓘ |
| explores |
community resilience
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historical trauma ⓘ language as a site of resistance ⓘ |
| focusesOn |
Acoma Pueblo experience
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Indigenous peoples in the Americas ⓘ |
| genre |
Indigenous literature
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political poetry ⓘ resistance literature ⓘ |
| hasForm |
lyric poems
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prose pieces ⓘ short poems ⓘ |
| hasPerspective | Indigenous ⓘ |
| hasTone |
affirmative of Indigenous life
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politically engaged ⓘ urgent ⓘ |
| intendedAudience | readers of Indigenous and decolonial literature ⓘ |
| intendedTo |
affirm Indigenous identity
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affirm connection to land ⓘ confront colonialism ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| literaryForm |
poetry
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prose ⓘ |
| literaryMovement | Native American Renaissance NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mainTheme |
Indigenous identity
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Indigenous sovereignty ⓘ anti-colonial resistance ⓘ colonial violence ⓘ connection to land ⓘ cultural survival ⓘ |
| politicalOrientation |
anti-colonial
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pro-Indigenous self-determination ⓘ |
| usedIn |
courses on Indigenous studies
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courses on postcolonial literature ⓘ university courses on Native American literature ⓘ |
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