Native American
Published on Dec 01, 2015
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PRESENTATION OUTLINE
CHARACTERISTICS OF THE LITERATURE
- Storytelling
- Had to do with The Great Spirit
- Life cycle and death
- Emphasis on visions and other "powers"
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HAPPENINGS OF TIME PERIOD
- Before settlers: fighting against emeny tribes
- Natural disasters
- Flooding/droughts
- Hard to survive long winter/certain types of weather
- New disease they were not immune to brought by settlers
Photo by --Filippo--
FAMOUS AUTHORS OF THE TIME PERIOD
- George Copway (1818-1869)
- Sarah Winnemucca Hopkins (1844-1891)
- Zitkala Sa (Gertrude Bonnin) (1876-1938)
- Hum-is hu-ma or Morning Dove (1888-1936)
Photo by Lee Edwin Coursey
FAMOUS LITERATURE
- House Made of Dawn by N. Scott Momaday
- The Life, History, and Travels of Kah-ge-ga-gah-bowh by George Copway
- Old Indian Legends by Zitkala-Sa
- A Son of the Forest by William Apess
House Made of Dawn is about a troubled man who meets a Navajo healer. The healer helps the man pull his life together.
Photo by Michael Vance1
QUESTIONS
- What inspired The Great Spirit?
- What helped Natives choose their destinated land?
- What has helped Natives keep their literature going?
Photo by Puzzler4879
