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Native American
 Websites presented in alphabetical order Duane Niatum 
 Native American writer Duane Niatum (born Duane McGinnis), a member of the S'Klallam tribe (Jamestown Band), was born and raised in Seattle. He has won many awards for his poetry, including the Washington Governor's Award in 1971. This Web site includes a biographical profile, contact information, a list of awards, some of his poems, and a complete list of books by Niatum as well as books, journals, and magazines containing his work. http://www.hanksville.org/storytellers/niatum/ Topics: Authors by Region: United States, Native Americans, Notable People, Poetry Last updated Oct 1, 2004 Mourning Dove (Christine Quintasket) 1888-1936
"Mourning Dove was the literary name chosen by Christine (or Christal) Quintasket, an Okanogan from the Colville Reservation in eastern Washington." This site presents her biography plus a photograph, related links, and a selective bibliography of her works and works about her. From the University of Minnesota's Voices From the Gaps: Women Writers of Color project. http://voices.cla.umn.edu/artistpages/quintasket_christine.php Topics: Authors by Region: United States, Native Americans Last updated Jul 7, 2009 Native American Authors
"This website provides information on Native North American authors with bibliographies of their published works, biographical information, and links to online resources including interviews, online texts and tribal websites. Currently the website primarily contains information on contemporary Native American authors, although some historical authors are represented." Browsable by author, title of work, or tribe. From the Internet Public Library. http://www.ipl.org/div/natam/ Topics: Authors by Region, Authors by Region: United States, Literature by Place, Native Americans, Regions of the World Last updated Oct 2, 2008 The Pauline Johnson Archive
Devoted to spoken word performer Emily Pauline Johnson (1861-1913), "one of Canada's most popular and successful entertainers at the turn-of-the-century." Includes photos, correspondence, post cards, personal items, fan letters, reviews, articles, programs and tickets, a bibliography, poetry, short stories, and manuscripts. The daughter of a Mohawk Native-Canadian father and an English mother, Johnson used the Mohawk name 'Tekahionwake'. Available in English and French. From Canada's Digital Collections and McMaster University. http://www.humanities.mcmaster.ca/%7Epjohnson/mock.html Topics: Authors by Region, Authors by Region: United States, Correspondence, Literature: Fiction, Native Americans, Notable People, Notable People: Women, Photograph Collections, Photograph Collections: Regional, Poetry Last updated Jun 23, 2006 Storytellers: Native American Authors Online
The purpose of this site is to "make the writing of modern Native American authors, particularly the poets, both more visible and more widely available." The site includes pages on or links to more than 40 authors. There is also a calendar of appearances by the authors, links to reviews of their works, a section on traditional storytelling, a page of links to the online works of early 20th century native american authors, and another of links to related sites. http://www.hanksville.org/storytellers/ Topics: Authors by Region: United States, Literary Movements and Periods, Native Americans, Poetry Last updated Aug 19, 2002 |
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