In the early decades of the 20th Century, D'Arcy McNickle is considered to be the founder of modern Native American literature. However, it was not until N. Scott Momaday's House Made of Dawn, published in1969 and winner of the Pulitzer Prize, that Native American literature experience its Renaissance. Many Native American writers have contributed to this rebirth, including Sherman Alexie, Betty Louise Bell, Joseph Bruchac, Diane Burns, Maria Campbell, the Deloria family, Michael Dorris, Louise Erdrich, Janet Campbell Hale, Joy Harjo, Linda Hogan, Simon Ortiz, Wendy Rose, Leslie Marmon Silko, Luci Tapahonso, and James Welch. These are only a few of the Native American writers. Until recently the majority of these writers were known to only a few.
Many people are surprised at how many Native American writers there are.
This is a research assignment about Native American authors. Your assignment is to research the life and literary works of a Native American author. For many authors, it may be important to also learn about the tribe they are affiliated with. Prepare a thorough annotated bibliography, listing in MLA bibliographical format and summarizing what was contained in the sources you used and stating how and how much you used each of your sources. See the Evaluation section below to determine how many sources to include.