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This is a list of notable writers who are Indigenous peoples of the Americas. This list includes authors who are Alaskan Native , American Indian , First Nations , Inuit , Métis , and Indigenous peoples of Mexico , the Caribbean, Central America, and South America , as defined by the citizens of these Indigenous nations and tribes.
Ojibwe women writers (18 P) P. Ojibwe poets (9 P) Pages in category "Ojibwe writers" The following 26 pages are in this category, out of 26 total.
Born: 1950 [1] Duluth: Language: English, Ojibwemowin Nationality: Bois Forte Band of the Minnesota Chippewa Tribe, [1] American: Genre: Fiction, Poetry, Essays: Notable works: Onigamiising: Seasons of an Ojibwe Year, The Sky Watched: Poems of Ojibwe Lives, The Road Back to Sweetgrass, The Dance Boots, In the Night of Memory, Gichigami Hearts: Stories & Histories From Misaabekong
Karen Louise Erdrich (/ ˈ ɜːr d r ɪ k / ER-drik; [2] born June 7, 1954) [3] is a Native American author of novels, poetry, and children's books featuring Native American characters and settings. She is an enrolled citizen of the Turtle Mountain Band of Chippewa Indians of North Dakota, a federally recognized Ojibwe people. [4] [1]
Treuer has authored or edited more than 20 books. He also edits the only academic journal about the Ojibwe language, the Oshkaabewis Native Journal. [1] After serving as Assistant Professor of History at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee from 1996-2000, Treuer returned to his home town of Bemidji as professor of Ojibwe, a position he still holds today.
To pay homage to the rich ancestry of Native Americans, it helps to know of current-day people who share in the heritage. With that in mind, we gathered this list of 20 famous Native Americans ...
The 1980s saw many of the writers listed above continuing to produce new literature. New voices included Louise Erdrich (Ojibwe), Paula Gunn Allen (Laguna), Linda Hogan (Chickasaw), Michael Dorris, and Luci Tapahonso (Navajo). The 1990s introduced several works of poetry and of prose fiction by Spokane/Coeur D'Alene author Sherman Alexie.
Before her arrival a decade ago, the university’s Ojibwe language offerings were rudimentary, said former professor and Native studies coordinator Cary Miller. A Native elder taught introductory ...