American Indian Literature

Kimberly Wieser-Weryackwe is Professor of English at the University of Oklahoma, USA.

Introduction
Chronology
A–Z Entries
Alexie, Sherman (1966–)
Allen, Paula Gunn (1939–2008)
Apes(s), William (1798–1839)
Autobiography
Belin, Esther (1968–)
Bell, Betty Louise (1949–)
Birchfield, Donald (1948–2012)
Bird, Gloria (1951–)
Bitsui, Sherwin (1975–)
Black Hawk (1767–1838)
Blaeser, Kimberly (1955–)
Boudinot, Elias (1802–1839)
Brave Bird, Mary (1954–2013)
Brings Plenty, Trevino (1976–)
Broyles, Marianne Aweagon (1969–)
Bruchac, Joseph (1942–)
Calahan, S. Alice (1868–1894)
Campbell Hale, Janet (1946–2021)
Children’s Literature
Chona, Maria (1846–1936)
Conley, Robert (1940–2014)
Contemporary Visual Texts (Film; Comic Books; New Media)
Cook Lynn, Elizabeth (1930–2023)
Da, Laura (1979–)
Deloria, Ella Cara (1889–1971)
Deloria, Jr., Vine (1933–2005)
Diaz, Natalie (1978–)
Drama
Driving Hawk Sneve, Virginia (1933–)
Earling, Deborah (1957–)
Eastman, Charles Alexander (1858–1939)
Erdrich, Heid (1963–)
Erdrich, Louise (1954–)
First Nations Literature
First Wave of Native Literature
Foerester, Jennifer (1979–)
Fourth Wave of Native Literature
Francis, III, Lee (1945–2003)
Frazier, Santee (1978–)
Gansworth, Eric (1965–)
Geiogamah, Hanay (1945–)
Genre Fiction (Mystery; Horror; Fantasy; Romance)
Glancy, Diane (1941–)
Gould, Janice (1949–2019)
Harjo, Joy (1951–)
Hedge Coke, Allison Adelle (1958–)
Henry, Gordon (1955–)
Henson, Lance (1944–)
Hill (Whiteman), Roberta (1947–)
Historical Fiction, Native American
Hoahway, Sy (1973–)
Hobson, Brandon (1970–)
Hobson, Geary (1941–)
Hogan, Linda (1947–)
Howe, LeAnne (1951–)
Indigenous Futurisms
Jones, Stephen Graham (1972–)
Kenney, Maurice (1929–2016)
LaDuke, Winona (1959–)
LaFlesche, Francis (1857–1932)
LaFlesche, Susette (1854–1903)
Long Soldier, Layli (1972–)
Louis, Adrian (1946–2018)
Mailhot, Terese (1983– )
Marshall, Joseph M., III (1946–)
Matthews, John Joseph (1894–1979)
McNickle, William D’Arcy (1904–1977)
Miranda, Deborah (1961–)
Momaday, N. Scott (1934–)
Mourning Dove (Quintasket, Christine) (c. 1888–1936)
Niatum, Duane (1938–)
Nonfiction, Native American
North Sun, Nila (1951–)
Novels
Occom, Samson (1723–1792)
Okpik, Dg Nanouk (1966–)
Oliver, Louis Littlecoon (1904–1991)
Oral Tradition
Orange, Tommy (1982–)
Oratory (Time immemorial-the most distant Indigenous future)
Ortiz, Simon (1941–)
Oskison, John Milton 1874–1947
Owens, Louis (1948–2002)
Performance Poetry
Pico, Tommy (1983–)
Poetry, written
Pokagon, Simon (1830–1899)
Posey, Alexander (1873–1908)
Powers, Mona Susan (1961–)
Pre and early contact Written Literature
Revard, Carter (1931–2022)
Ridge, John Rollin (1827–1867)
Riggs, Lynn (1899–1954)
Roanhorse, Rebecca (1971–)
Rogers, Will (1879–1935)
Rose, Wendy (1948–)
Sanchez, Carol Lee (1934–2011)
Sarris, Greg (1952–)
Savageau, Cheryl (1950–)
Second Wave of Native Literature
Shuck, Kim (1966–)
Silko, Leslie Marmon (1948–)
Smoker, M.L. (1975–)
Standing Bear, Luther (1868–1939)
Story (Significance of in Native Cultures; Contemporary Storytellers)
Tall Mountain, Mary (1918–1994)
Tapahonso, Luci (1953–)
Third Wave of Native Literature (Native American Literary Renaissance)
Tohe, Laura (1952–)
Treuer, David (1970–)
Trudell, John (1946–2015)
Two Spirit (LGTBQ) Literature
Van Alst, Theodore (1965–)
Vizenor, Gerald (1934–)
Walters, Anna Lee (1946–)
Washuta, Elissa (1984–)
Welch, James (1940–2003)
White, Orlando (1976–)
Winder, Tanaya (1985–)
Winnemuca Hopkins, Sarah (c. 1984–1891)
Womack, Craig (1960– )
Woody, Elizabeth (1959–)
Wurth, Erika (1975–)
Yellow Robe, William (1962–2021)
Young Adult Literature, Native American
Young Bear, Ray (1950–)
Zepeda, Ofelia (1952–)
Zitkala Ša (Gertrude Bonnin) (1876–1938)
Bibliography
Index