This work approaches Native American literature from within an interdisciplinary framework that complicates traditional notions of literary origins and canon. It situates the discussion of Native literatures in a Native American context, suggesting that contemporary Native American writing has its roots in Native oral storytelling traditions.

This work approaches Native American literature from within an interdisciplinary framework that complicates traditional notions of literary origins and canon. It situates the discussion of Native literatures in a Native American context, suggesting that contemporary Native American writing has its roots in Native oral storytelling traditions.