literature
D’Arcy McNickle, Novelist, Bureaucrat, Activist
For many people in the academic world, one of the major foundations of Native American literature was laid with the publication of The Surrounded in […]
literature
James Welch, Novelist
In 1966, Richard Hugo was teaching a poetry class at the University of Montana. One of his students was James Welch who had been born […]
Censorship and Indians
Once again an American Indian writer’s work is among the top ten most “challenged” (i.e. banned) books in the United States. Sherman Alexie’s The Absolutely […]
American Indian Biography: John Rollin Ridge, Cherokee Writer
( – promoted by navajo) When John Rollin Ridge died in 1867 he was eulogized as one of California’s great poets and political commentator. To […]
American Indian Biography: James Welch
( – promoted by navajo) In 1966, Richard Hugo was teaching a poetry class at the University of Montana. One of his students was James […]
American Indian Biography: D’Arcy McNickle
( – promoted by navajo) For many people in the academic world, one of the major foundations of Native American literature was laid with the […]