ENGLISH LITERATURE (CBSE/UGC NET)

Detailed explanation-1: -The 1970s saw important fiction by James Welch (Blackfeet and A-aninin), Leslie Marmon Silko (Laguna), and Gerald Vizenor (Chippewa), and poetry by Joy Harjo (Muscogee), Simon J. Ortiz (Acoma), and Wendy Rose (Hopi/Miwok). Many authors have done significant work in both genres, such as Joseph Bruchac (Abenaki).

Detailed explanation-2: -The first Native American writer to be published in English was Samson Occom (Mohegan, 1723-92). Although raised as a typical Mohegan boy, at 16 he began to study English, was converted to Christianity, became a schoolmaster to Indians and then served as a missionary among New England Indians.

Detailed explanation-3: -Foreign and native literature are both classified as written literary sources. These are also broadly classified into literary sources. They are called foreign literature when they are written by foreign authors and are called native literature when native authors write them.

Detailed explanation-4: -Sherman Alexie: Sherman Alexie is one of the best known Native American writers today. Leslie Marmon Silko: Janet Campbell Hale: Paula Gunn Allen: Vine Deloria Jr.: N. Duane Niatum: Gerald Vizenor: More items