Why Indigenous literatures matter / Daniel Heath Justice.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Justice, Daniel Heath, author.

Series:

Indigenous studies series

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

American literature--Indian authors--History and criticism.

American literature.

American literature--Indian authors.

Canadian literature--Indian authors--History and criticism.

Canadian literature.

Indians in literature.

Canadian literature--Indian authors.

Physical Description:

xxii, 284 pages : map ; 21 cm.

Place of Publication:

Waterloo, Ontario, Canada : Wilfrid Laurier University Press, [2018]

Summary:

"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."-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Preface / Notes for the Long Rebellion

Introduction Stories that Wound, Stories That Heal

Chapter 1 How Do We Learn to Be Human?

Chapter 2 How Do We Behave as Good Relatives?

Chapter 3 How Do We Become Good Ancestors?

Chapter 4 How Do We Learn to Live Together?

Chapter 5 Reading the Ruptures

Conclusion Keeping a Fire

Appendix / A Year of #HonouringIndigenousWriters

Bibliographic Essay / Citational Relations.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 241-264) and index.

ISBN:

1771121769

9781771121767

OCLC:

910987272