Why Indigenous literatures matter

Type Book

Rate 0.0 /5

"It's about Indigenous literatures and underscores their significance to Indigenous peoples in the realm of the political, the creative, and the intellectual. It challenges readers to examine their assumptions about Indigenous literatures and at the same time asserts the emotional connections of our shared humanity and the transformative power of story."--

Details

Files

Reviews

Download

Title Statements

Full title :Why Indigenous literatures matter / Daniel Heath Justice.

Summary

Edition Statements

Publication Date:©2018

Publication Statements

Publisher(s):Wilfrid Laurier University Press
Place of Publication:Waterloo, Ontario, Canada
Language:eng
Publication Date:©2018

The Physical Object

Description:xxii, 284 pages : : illustration, map ; : 21 cm.

Edition Identifiers

ISBN:9781771121767, 1771121769, 9781771121774, 1771121777
oclc:ocn910987272
LC Classification:PS153.I52
Dewey Decimal:810.9/897

Preface: Notes for the long rebellion -- Introduction: Stories that wound, stories that heal -- How do we learn to be human? -- How do we behave as good relatives? -- How do we become good ancestors? -- How do we learn to live together? -- Reading the ruptures -- Conclusion: Keeping a fire -- Appendix: A year of #honouringindigenouswriters -- Bibliographic essay: Citational relations.

Subjects

American literature -- Indian authors Canadian literature -- Indian authors Canadian literature -- Indigenous autho… Criticism, interpretation, etc Englisch First Nations -- Culture First Nations -- Identity First Nations -- Representation First Nations literature Indianer Indians in literature Indians of North America -- Culture Indians of North America -- Identity Indians of North America -- Literature Indians of North America -- Representat… Literatur Littérature américaine -- Auteurs indie… Native peoples in literature