Terristory: Land and Language in the Indigenous Short Story – Oral and Written
This paper examines the relationship between land and narrative in oral and written short stories by Indigenous artists of Turtle Island. It argues that certain Indigenous stories should be understood as inseparable from particular locations in the writer’s or teller’s traditional territory. The uni...
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| Udgivet i: | URI:https://journals.openedition.org/ces, |
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| Format: | Article ou chapitre numérique |
| Sprog: | Anglais |
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Commonwealth Essays and Studies
2020
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| Online adgang: | Accès Université d'Orléans et IFPM Accès Université d'Orléans et IFPM |
| Summary: | This paper examines the relationship between land and narrative in oral and written short stories by Indigenous artists of Turtle Island. It argues that certain Indigenous stories should be understood as inseparable from particular locations in the writer’s or teller’s traditional territory. The unity of story and place in these works is a powerful source of Indigenous sovereignty and an inspiration for contemporary Indigenous resurgence. |
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