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Native American Literature

Published on Nov 21, 2015

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PRESENTATION OUTLINE

NATIVE AMERICAN LITERATURE

BY: RYAN MASON AND GABE
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CHARACTERISTICS OF NATIVE AMERICAN LITERATURE

ORAL STORIES

MANY NATIVE AMERICANS TOLD STORIES INSTEAD OF WRITING BOOKS

DRAWINGS

LIKE CARVINGS IN WOOD, PAINTINGS, OR ETCHING
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WRITING

SOME NATIVES HAD A WRITTEN LANGUAGE BUT SOME DID NOT
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NATIVE WRITING

MOST NATIVE AMERICAN WRITERS WROTE STORIES OR AUTOBIOGRAPHIES
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FAMOUS WRITERS

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WILLIAM APES

FIRST NATIVE AMERICA TO PUBLISH AN AUTOBIOGRAPHY
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SAMSON OCCOM

ONE OF THE FIRST NATIVE AMERICANS TO PUBLISH A STORY
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GEORGE COPWAY

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SARAH WINNEMUCCA

FAMOUS LITERATURE

COYOTE FINISHES HIS WORK

A SERMON PREACHED AT THE EXECUTION OF MOSES PAUL, AN INDIAN

SON OF THE FOREST, THE EXPERIENCES OF WILLIAM APES

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MANY PIECES OF ART

QUESTIONS

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QUESTION 1

WHY DO MANY NATIVE AMERICANS WRITE AUTOBIOGRAPHIES?
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QUESTION 2
DO ALL NATIVE AMERICAN STORIES HAVE DEEP MEANING OR ARE SOME FOR ENTERTAINMENT ALONE?

QUESTION 3

WAS THERE A STORY TELLER IN THE TRIBES?