Four American Indian Literary Masters: N. Scott Momaday, James Welch, Leslie Marmon Silko, and Gerald Vizenor

1984 ◽  
Vol 15 (1) ◽  
pp. 86
Author(s):  
Kenny A. Franks ◽  
Alan R. Velie
Keyword(s):  
American Indian ◽  
Leslie Marmon Silko ◽  
Gerald Vizenor ◽  
James Welch

“Outcasts and Dreamers in the Cities”: Urbanity and Pollution in Dead Voices

PMLA ◽  
2007 ◽  
Vol 122 (1) ◽  
pp. 179-193 ◽  
Author(s):  
John Blair Gamber
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
American Indian ◽  
New World ◽  
Animal Species ◽  
Urban Community ◽  
The United States ◽  
Native People ◽  
Gerald Vizenor ◽  
Native Context ◽  
Complete Formation

Dead Voices: Natural Agonies in the New World, by the Anishinabe author Gerald Vizenor, shows how people can come to form a profound relationship to a place even in sites of (in this case, American Indian) displacement and relocation. I argue that Vizenor's text reflects a complete formation of an urban community in its reclamation of landfills and sewers as integral and religiously significant human spaces that must not be ignored. The community in this novel is not only multicultural but also interspecies, as Native ties to physical place and plant and animal species are reinforced. Moreover, I show the importance of this portrayal of urban community and belonging in a Native context, considering that over two-thirds of all Native people in the United States live in urban settings.

scholarly journals American Indian Identity in The Heirs of Columbus

2020 ◽  
Vol V (III) ◽  
pp. 279-287
Author(s):  
Mehwish Ali Khan ◽  
Fahmida Manzoor ◽  
Shumaila Mazhar
Keyword(s):  
American Indian ◽  
Identity Construction ◽  
Gerald Vizenor ◽  
Indian Identity ◽  
Rewriting History

The present study aims to explore the identity construction in The Heirs of Columbus. The Heirs of Columbus exhibits the chronic representations of primitive inferior Indian constructed by the Euro Americans through the exercise of colonialism. These representations have been spread on both conscious and unconscious levels to maintain power and colonial hegemony. Gerald Vizenor deconstructs the stereotype Indian through his writings hence refute the eurocentric notion of stereotype native. He unveils the Eurocentric ideology by rewriting history in a subversive ironical way, records the construction of Indian thus reconstructs him in his narration.

Speech-Language Assessment Considerations for American Indian and Alaska Native Children Who Are Dual Language Learners

2017 ◽  
Vol 2 (14) ◽  
pp. 29-40 ◽  
Author(s):  
Christine Vining ◽  
Edgarita Long ◽  
Ella Inglebret ◽  
Megan Brendal
Keyword(s):  
American Indian ◽  
Language Learners ◽  
Alaska Native ◽  
Dual Language ◽  
Linguistic Diversity ◽  
Critical Role ◽  
Language Assessment ◽  
Assessment Process ◽  
Dual Language Learners ◽  
Native Communities

The overrepresentation of American Indian and Alaska Native (AI/AN) children in special education, including children who are dual language learners (DLLs), is a major concern. Speech-language pathologists (SLPs) can play a critical role in reducing this overrepresentation. Using a holistic assessment process that is responsive to the communication patterns of home and community contexts provides a framework for distinguishing actual language disorders from differences associated with cultural and linguistic diversity. This article presents current trends in Native communities that may impact the speech-language assessment process, including a shift from indigenous languages to English and/or Native language revitalization efforts. It also provides a framework for guiding assessment in a manner that considers cultural and linguistic factors in speech-language assessment for AI/AN children who are DLLs.

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