do with his acute awareness of the Indian problem"(as he puts it), that once the Indians are placed on a reservation, they lose quite a bit of their traditional ways As always Welch presents the Indian side of the case o His third novel, Fools crow, is a historical novel about the 1870 genocidal massacre of the Pikuni(Blackfeet) Indians The focus of the tragic story is, however, on human development rather than a simple presentation of facts g The historical aspect of the novel relates to the white men's arrival and their subjugation of the Indians through whiskey, blankets, shotguns, and massacre. The Napikwans, or the white Europeans, represent the forces of darkness against which the Indians struggle for survival plays out. What the whites forebode and try to bring about for the Indians is both their physical and spiritual extinction
to do with his acute awareness of "the Indian problem" (as he puts it), that once the Indians are placed on a reservation, they lose quite a bit of their traditional ways. As always Welch presents the Indian side of the case. ❖His third novel, Fools Crow, is a historical novel about the 1870 genocidal massacre of the Pikuni (Blackfeet) Indians. The focus of the tragic story is, however, on human development rather than a simple presentation of facts. ❖The historical aspect of the novel relates to the white men's arrival and their subjugation of the Indians through whiskey, blankets, shotguns, and massacre. The Napikwans, or the white Europeans, represent the forces of darkness against which the Indians' struggle for survival plays out. What the whites forebode and try to bring about for the Indians is both their physical and spiritual extinction
Leslie Marmon Silko (1948- 1.Life She is of mixed blood--Laguna Indian, Mexican, and white She was brought up in a cultural milieu in which the oral tradition was still very much valued. She listened to hergreat grandma's stories about a long, long time ago and felt infinitely fascinated and inspired. She attended the University of New Mexico as a law student, but quit when she saw the injustice built into the Anglo-American legal system. she turned to writing as her career in order to seek justice. When her first novel, Ceremony, was published in 1977, she was established as a major literary figure in the Native American Renaissance-in full swing then. She became as famous as N Scott Momaday and James Welch. Then she wrote Storyteller (1981), a mixed-genre autobiography, and her novel, Almanac
Leslie Marmon Silko (1948-) 1.Life She is of mixed blood--Laguna Indian, Mexican, and white. She was brought up in a cultural milieu in which the oral tradition was still very much valued. She listened to hergreat grandma's stories about a long, long time ago and felt infinitely fascinated and inspired. She attended the University of New Mexico as a law student, but quit when she saw the injustice built into the Anglo-American legal system. She turned to writing as her career in order to seek justice. When her first novel, Ceremony, was published in 1977, she was established as a major literary figure in the Native American Renaissance-in full swing then. She became as famous as N. Scott Momaday and James Welch. Then she wrote Storyteller (1981), a mixed-genre autobiography, and her novel, Almanac
of the Dead (1991). Her other works include Laguna Women ( 1974), a volume of poetry, Sacred Water(1993),an autobiography, and Yellow Woman and a Beauty of the Spirit (1996), a collection of essays
of the Dead (1991). Her other works include Laguna Women (1974), a volume of poetry, Sacred Water (1993), an autobiography, and Yellow Woman and a Beauty of the Spirit (1996), a collection of essays
2. Silko's major works Ceremony (1977) Storyteller (1981) Almanac of the Dead (1991) Laguna Women(1974) Sacred Water(1993) Yellow Woman and a Beauty of the Spirit (1996 3.Masterpiece: Ceremony cEremony is a story of profound philosophical meaning. It is about the quest of its protagonist, Tayo, for the wellness of his own person which assumes, by extension, universal significance for his Indian nation, and for the world in general
2. Silko’s major works Ceremony (1977) Storyteller (1981) Almanac of the Dead (1991) Laguna Women (1974) Sacred Water (1993) Yellow Woman and a Beauty of the Spirit (1996) 3.Masterpiece: Ceremony ＊Ceremony is a story of profound philosophical meaning. It is about the quest of its protagonist, Tayo, for the wellness of his own person which assumes, by extension, universal significance for his Indian nation, and for the world in general