"So That the Nations May Become Genuine Indian": Nativism and Leslie Marmon Silko's Ceremony

Cutchins discusses Leslie Marmon Silko's novel "Ceremony" that tells the story of Tayo, a Pueblo war veteran who returns to Laguna CA mentally crippled by his wartime experiences. Silko creates an alternative understanding of history that empowers both the Native American characters i...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Journal of American Culture 1999-12, Vol.22 (4), p.77-89
1. Verfasser:	Cutchins, Dennis
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	American literature Culture Literary criticism Native literature Native North Americans Nativism Novels Silko, Leslie Marmon (1948- )
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Zusammenfassung:	Cutchins discusses Leslie Marmon Silko's novel "Ceremony" that tells the story of Tayo, a Pueblo war veteran who returns to Laguna CA mentally crippled by his wartime experiences. Silko creates an alternative understanding of history that empowers both the Native American characters in the novel and the Native American readers of the novel, becoming a powerful tool for the revitalization of culture.
ISSN:	0191-1813 1537-4726 1542-7331 1542-734X
DOI:	10.1111/j.1542-734X.1999.2204_77.x