03166nam 2200577 450 991079078130332120220119184905.01-4962-0974-50-8032-4949-7(CKB)2550000001159473(OCoLC)862746824(MdBmJHUP)muse27741(SSID)ssj0001041614(PQKBManifestationID)11579682(PQKBTitleCode)TC0001041614(PQKBWorkID)11049996(PQKB)11302747(Au-PeEL)EBL1543722(CaPaEBR)ebr10797408(CaONFJC)MIL542677(OCoLC)862614798(MiAaPQ)EBC1543722(EXLCZ)99255000000115947320130823h20142014 uy 0engur|n|||||||||txtrdacontentcrdamediacrrdacarrierThat dream shall have a name native Americans rewriting America /David L. MooreLincoln :University of Nebraska Press,[2014]©20141 online resource (486 pages)0-8032-1108-2 1-306-11426-8 Includes bibliographical references and index."The founding idea of "America" has been based largely on the expected sweeping away of Native Americans to make room for EuroAmericans and their cultures. In this authoritative study, David L. Moore examines the works of five well-known Native American writers and their efforts, since the nation's early days, to redefine an "America" and "American identity" that includes Native Americans. That Dream Shall Have a Name focuses on the writing of Pequot Methodist minister William Apess in the 1830's; on Northern Paiute activist Sarah Winnemucca in the 1880's; on Salish/Me; tis novelist, historian, and activist D'Arcy McNickle in the 1930's; on Laguna poet and novelist Leslie Marmon Silko; and on Spokane poet, novelist, humorist, and filmmaker Sherman Alexie in the latter twentieth and early twenty-first centuries. Moore studies these five writers' stories about the conflicted topics of sovereignty, community, identity, and authenticity--always tinged with irony and often with humor. He shows how Native Americans have tried from the beginning to shape an American narrative closer to its own ideals, one that does not include the death and destruction of their peoples. This compelling work offers keen insights into the relationships between Native and American identity and politics in a way that is both accessible to newcomers and compelling to those already familiar with these fields. "--Provided by publisher.American literatureIndian authorsIndians in literatureAmerican literatureIndian authors.Indians in literature.810.9897SOC021000LCO013000bisacshMoore David L.1951-1491576MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910790781303321That dream shall have a name3713445UNINA