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Weaver, Jace, 1957-

That the people might live: Native American literatures and
Native American community / Jace Weaver.

p. cm.

Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN 0-19-511852-9 (cloth); ISBN 0-19-512037-X (paper)
1. Indian literature--United States--History and criticism.
2. American literature--Indian authors--History and criticism.
3. Indians of North America--Religion. 4. Indians of North America--
Ethnic identity. I. Title.
PM157.W43 1997
810.9′897--dc21 97-3273

Sherman Alexie, "Introduction to Native American Literature." Reprinted with permission of
Caliban.

Louis Littlecoon Oliver, "Salute to Alexander Posey," in Chasers of the Sun. Reprinted with permis-
sion of The Greenfield Review Press.

Simon Ortiz, The People Shall Continue. © 1988. Reprinted with permission of
Children's Book Press, San Francisco, California.

Lynn Riggs, "The Hollow," in The Iron Dish. © 1930 Lynn Riggs. Reprinted with permission of
Doubleday, a division of Bantam Doubleday Dell Publishing Group, Inc.

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