I was at war-but it was a gentle war : The power of the positive in Rita Joe's Autobiography

I was at war-but it was a gentle war : The power of the positive in Rita Joe's Autobiography

McKegney discusses whether non-condemnatory discussions of the effects of residential schools on native North Americans can truly participate in the Native American struggle for healing, justice and redress. He examines the text of Mi'kmaq poet Rita Joe's autobiography, Song of Rita Joe, t...

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Veröffentlicht in:American Indian culture and research journal 2006, Vol.30 (1), p.33-52
1. Verfasser: MCKEGNEY, Sam
Format: Artikel
Sprache:eng
Schlagworte:
Autobiographies
Boarding schools
Cognitive problems, arts and sciences, folk traditions, folklore
Cultural identity
Ethnology
General studies
Joe, Rita
Literature and folk literature
Museums, exhibitions, collections
Native North Americans
Oral/folk literature
Racial discrimination
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Zusammenfassung:McKegney discusses whether non-condemnatory discussions of the effects of residential schools on native North Americans can truly participate in the Native American struggle for healing, justice and redress. He examines the text of Mi'kmaq poet Rita Joe's autobiography, Song of Rita Joe, to answer this question.
ISSN:0161-6463
DOI:10.17953/aicr.30.1.l41158122104m664