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Native Americans and Indigenous Peoples make up a big part of the U.S. population. Today, there are 574 federally recognized Native American tribes, plus an estimated 400 more that are ...
Diaz's debut book of poetry, When My Brother Was an Aztec, "portrays experiences rooted in Native American life with personal and mythic power." [ 13 ] It was a 2012 Lannan Literary Selection, [ 14 ] was shortlisted for the 2013 PEN/Open Book Award , [ 15 ] and was a 2013 American Book Award winner. [ 16 ]
Duane Niatum (McGinniss) is a Native American poet, author and playwright from the Jamestown S'Klallam Tribe in the northern Olympic Peninsula of the state of Washington. . Niatum's work draws inspiration from all aspects of life ranging from nature, art, Native American history and humans rig
The Song of Hiawatha is an 1855 epic poem in trochaic tetrameter by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow which features Native American characters. The epic relates the fictional adventures of an Ojibwe warrior named Hiawatha and the tragedy of his love for Minnehaha , a Dakota woman.
“Native humor can be dark and raunchy — and it’s weird,” says Tazbah Chavez, a writer, producer and director on “Reservation Dogs,” the off-kilter show that follows Native teenagers ...
In September, I attended the Nottoway Indian Tribe of Virginia 2023 Powwow at the Surry County Community Center. The festive two-day gathering showcases Native American culture and dance.
Jim was honored as writer of the Best Feature Story in 1987 by the Native American Press Association for the story "Jeremiah, Jesse and Dan". In 1987 he also was named winner of the Lake Superior Contemporary Writers Series for "Culture Clash".
Association for the Study of American Indian Literatures; NativeWiki literature pages; Associated Press/CNN.com: Reading into Native American Writers; Storytellers: Native American Authors Online. Yax Te' Books catalog, publishing house for Mayan literature in Mayan, Spanish and English.