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Native American Identities: From Stereotype to Archetype in Art and Literature

Native American Identities: From Stereotype to Archetype in Art and Literature

Vickers, Scott B.

Paperback

Series: Linguistics, and Culture

Native American HistoryLiterary Criticism

ISBN10: 082631886X
ISBN13: 9780826318862
Publisher: University of New Mexico Press
Published: May 1 1998
Pages: 210
Weight: 0.77
Height: 0.59 Width: 6.10 Depth: 9.01
Language: English
Issues of identity and authenticity present perennial challenges to both Native Americans and critics of their art. Vickers examines the long history of dehumanizing depictions of Native Americans while discussing such purveyors of stereotypes as the Puritans, the Bureau of Indian Affairs, and Hollywood. These stereotypes abetted a national policy robbing Indians of their cultural identity. As a contrast to these, he examines the work of white authors and artists such as Helen Hunt Jackson, Oliver La Farge, the Taos Society of Artists, and Frank Waters, who created more archetypal fictional Indian characters. In the second half of the book, Vickers explores the work of Indian artists and writers, such as Edgar Heap of Birds, Jaune Quick-to-See Smith, Linda Hogan, and Sherman Alexie who craft humanizing new images of authenticity and legitimacy, bridging the gap between stereotype and archetype. This is an essential book for all readers with an interest in the tragic history of Indian-white conflict. Vickers is one of the few to consider artists and writers in relation to each other. He offers a refreshingly commonsensical approach.-Herta Wong, University of California, Berkley

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