Description
Book SynopsisThis ground-breaking anthology establishes the tradition of early Native American women''s writing within American literature and American women''s history.
With a regionally diverse group of writers, this richly interwoven collection explores in depth the work of well-known figures such as Pauline Johnson, Sarah Winnemucca and Zitkala-ea, as well as less familiar writers such as Narcissa Owen, Buffalo Bird Woman, Mary Jemison, Ora Eddleman Reed, Sophia Alice Callahan, Owl Woman and Annette Leevier. Anonymously authored women''s texts are also included, along with writing by children and young adults.
Karen Kilcup challenges traditional mainstream notions of what constitutes literature, including political, historical, and autobiographical writing alongside more familiarly aesthetic forms like romantic poetry, short fiction and spiritual literature. As well as representing traditional oral narratives, the collection invites readers to hear the translation of orality into wri
Table of Contents
Preface.
Acknowledgements.
Introduction.
Part I:.
1. Traditional Narratives and Songs.
2. Nancy Ward and early Cherokee Women.
3. Mary Jemison (Degiwene's) (Seneca, c. 1743-1833).
4. Jane Johnston Schoolcraft (Ojibwa, 1800-1841).
5. Lucy Lowrey Hoyt Keys (Wahnenauhi) (Cherokee, 1831-1912).
6. Narcissa Owen (Cherokee, 1831-1911).
7. Waheenee.
8. Sarah Winnemucca (Thocmetony) (Paiute, c. 1844-1891).
9. Susette LaFlasche (Inshta Theamba or Bright Eyes) (Omaha, 1854-1903).
10. Annette Leevier (Ojibwa).
11. E. Pauline Johnson (Tekahionwake) (Mohawk, 1861-1913).
12. Mabel Washbourne Anderson (Cherokee, 1863-1949).
13. Sophia Alice Callahan (Creek, 1868-1894).
14. Fox Indian Woman.
15. Owl Woman (Juana Manwell) ( Papago, fl. 1880) / Frances Densmore (1867-1957).
16. Zitkala-Sa (Red Bird, Gertrude Simmons Bonnin) (Sioux, 1876-1938).
17. Ora V. Eddleman Reed (Mignon Schreiber) (Cherokee, 1880-1968).
Part II: Works by Various Authors.
