American Indian Autobiography
By H. David Brumble.
Description
American Indian autobiography is a kind of cultural kaleidoscope. The narratives come to us from many different Indians—from Crows, Hidatsas, Navajos, Osages, Kiowas, Hopis, Pequods, Chippewas, Kwakiutls—from warriors, farmers, Christian converts, rebels and assimilationists, Peyotists, shamans, hunters, Sun Dancers, artists and Hollywood Indians, spiritualists, visionaries, mothers, fathers, and English professors. And if this is not variety enough, we might remember that many of these narratives are as-told-to autobiographies—and those who set them down in writing are ne...
ISBN(s)
0520071824, 9780520071827
