American Indian women's narratives: the literary tradition -- The ethnographic perspective: early recorders -- Maria Chona: an independent woman in traditional culture -- Culture change and continuity: a Winnebago life -- Two women in transition: separate perspectives -- The long road back: Maria Campbell -- Traditional values in modern context: the narratives to come
Summary
A study of American Indian women's autobiographies demonstrates their distinct status as literature, analyzing important works in the genre and examining their cultural and political significance. Includes a comprehensive, annotated bibliography of American Indian women's autobiographies and biographies, and of works by and about American Indian women
Analysis
Autobiographical prose in English North American Indian women writers, to 1981 - Critical studies
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (pages 155-206) and index
Notes
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