Surviving the War by Singing the Blues: The Contemporary Ethos of American Indian Political Poetry.

Tsosie, Rebecca

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ERIC Number: EJ386037

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Publication Date: 1986

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Surviving the War by Singing the Blues: The Contemporary Ethos of American Indian Political Poetry.

Tsosie, Rebecca

American Indian Culture and Research Journal, v10 n3 p25-52 1986

Explores major themes in contemporary American Indian poetry that comprise the Native ethos of cultural resistance and survival. Correlates certain themes of Indian poetry with those of Black spiritual and blues. Discusses Western and Indian world views, political and social conflict, and art as the agent of criticism and change. Contains 28 references. (SV)

Descriptors: American Indian Culture, American Indian Literature, American Indians, Art Expression, Beliefs, Cultural Interrelationships, Culture Conflict, Dissent, Literary Criticism, Poetry, Political Attitudes, Songs

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Language: English

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