Native North American literature
Subtitle: biographical and critical information on native writers and orators from the United States and Canada from historical times to the present
By: Janet Witalec, editor, Jeffery Chapman, Christopher Giroux, associate editors.
Contributors: Witalec, Janet, 1965-; Chapman, Jeffery, 1967-; Giroux, Christopher.
Publisher: Gale Research
Published: 1994
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 706
Subjects: American literature -- Indian authors -- Bio-bibliography -- Dictionaries.; Canadian literature -- Indian authors -- Bio-bibliography -- Dictionaries.; Indians of North America -- Intellectual life -- Dictionaries.; Authors, Indian -- Biography -- Dictionaries.; Indians in literature -- Dictionaries.
Description: Provides biographical and critical information on Native American writers and orators from North America covering more than seventy-five literary figures from a score of tribal cultures, and includes commentary on Native oral traditions such as stories, myths, and songs.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and indexes.