Tag: Native American Heritage Month
Native Authors, Native Stories
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ungpressbooks.comPay attention to these five authors as they seize the heart and the mind of the book world.
Native American Author Spotlight: Sherman Alexie
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ungpressbooks.comThe Native American Renaissance opened doors for many Native American authors to flourish. Authors like these are now able to publish stories about their own experiences and continue to bring awareness to the issues that plague the modern Native American. In this post-renaissance period, we find Sherman Alexie. Sherman Alexie…
Native American Author Spotlight: Zitkala-Sa
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ungpressbooks.comZitkala-Sa was an artist, author, and Native American activist. Learn about the woman who helped write the first American Indian opera.
Native American Author Spotlight: N. Scott Momaday
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ungpressbooks.comThe late 1960s to 1980s are regarded as the Native American Renaissance in literary history. During this time, many literary works by Native Americans in the United States were published. This lead to national awareness of Native American writers and the development of Native American Studies departments at many notable…
Native American Author Spotlight: Leslie Marmon Silko
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ungpressbooks.comLeslie Marmon Silko’s publication of Ceremony established her as the “first female native American novelist.” Learn about Silko this Native American Heritage Month.