Reservation Life in Literature Ask someone what comes to mind when they think of an Indian reservation and you might get anything from tribal dances with feathery ... from the Great Plains. Endrich attended Dartmouth University, and is a masterful storyteller. Some of her other works include That's What She Said: Contemporary poetry and Fiction by Native American Women, Jacklight (1984), The Beet Queen (1986), and The Bingo Palace (1994). Alexie was born on the Spokane Indian Reservation in Washington. He attended college at ... in a Christian society. That is a direct reflection on the cultu...

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... While the story with its reference to "Washington Water Power" indicates that the Spokane tribe is located in the Northwestern United States, the traditional use of natural hallucinogenic plants for Native rituals extends far beyond a single tribe or region and includes more than one variety of plant. Weston La Barre, a James B. Duke Professor of Anthropology Emeritus in Duke University ... literature and film makes the Native fictions a little hard to follow. The shamanic myth in fictions involving Indians but written by whites while he identifies with Native beliefs, culture, and practi...

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