What Do I Read Next?
- Brown’s sixth novel, Creek Mary’s Blood (1980), is set in the nineteenth century during the westward expansion that displaced Native Americans from their lands. The narrative blends historical and fictional elements to depict the experiences of Creek Mary and her family as they continuously move westward.
- In the Absence of the Sacred: The Failure of Technology and the Survival of the Indian Nations (1992), written by Jerry Mander, explores the societal impacts of advancing technology and calls for a return to Native-American lifestyles. Mander also discusses the conflicts some Native Americans face with the corporate world as they strive to preserve their traditions in contemporary times.
- Native American Testimony: A Chronicle of Indian-White Relations from Prophecy to the Present, 1492-1992 (2 volumes, 1978-1988), edited by Peter Nabokov, presents the Native-American perspective on colonization. Like Brown’s work, this book utilizes original documents and Native American narratives. However, it offers a broader scope, covering the entire five-hundred-year history of colonization.
- Native-American storytelling has a rich history rooted in oral tradition. In Coming to Light: Contemporary Translations of the Native Literatures of North America (1996), published by Vintage Books, editor Brian Swann compiles various oral stories, songs, prayers, and speeches from over thirty Native-American cultures. Each piece in the anthology includes an introduction by the translator, detailing the significance of the selection and how it was originally performed or recited.
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