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title	:	Mediation in Contemporary Native American Fiction American Indian Literature and Critical Studies Series ; V. 15
author	:	Ruppert, James.
publisher	:	University of Oklahoma Press
isbn10 | asin	:	080612993X
print isbn13	:	9780806129938
ebook isbn13	:	9780585145112
language	:	English
subject	American fiction--Indian authors--History and criticism, American fiction--20th century--History and criticism, Indians in literature, Mediation in literature.
publication date	:	1995
lcc	:	PS374.I49R87 1995eb
ddc	:	813/.5409897
subject	:	American fiction--Indian authors--History and criticism, American fiction--20th century--History and criticism, Indians in literature, Mediation in literature.

Page iii Mediation in Contemporary Native American Fiction By James Ruppert University of Oklahoma Press Norman and London

Page iv A version of chapter 1 appeared in Genre 25 (1992):32137. A version of chapters 1 and 2 appeared in Texas Studies in Literature and Language 28 (1986): 209225. 1986 by University of Texas Press. A version of chapter 5 appeared in The Explicator, vol. 51, no. 2, winter 1993, pp. 129134. Reprinted with permission of the Helen Dwight Reid Educational Foundation. Published by Heldref Publications, 1319 18th Street, N.W., Washington D.C. 200361802. Copyright 1993. A version of Chapter 8 appeared in North Dakota Quarterly 59 (1991): 22942. This book is published with the generous assistance of the Kerr Foundation, Inc. Ruppert, James, 1949 Mediation in contemporary Native American fiction / by James Ruppert. p. cm. - (American Indian literature and critical studies series; v. 15) Includes index. ISBN 0-8061-2749-X (hardcover) ISBN 0-8061-2993-X (paperback) 1. American fiction - Indian authors - History and criticism. 2. American fic tion - 20th century - History and criticism. 3. Indians of North America in lit erature. 4. Mediation in literature. I. Title. II. Series. PS374.I49R87 1995 813'.5409897 - dc2094-47465 CIP Mediation in Contemporary Native American Fiction is Volume 15 in the American Indian Literature and Critical Studies Series. The paper in this book meets the guidelines for permanence and durability of the Committee on Production Guidelines for Book Longevity of the Council on Library Resources, Inc. Copyright 1995 by the University of Oklahoma Press, Norman, Publishing Division of the University. All rights reserved. Manufactured in the U.S.A. 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10

Page v Contents Introduction vii 1. Mediation 3 2. Multiple Narratives and Story Realities 22 3. Intricate Patterns of the Universe: House Made of Dawn 36 4. That Other Distance: Winter in the Blood 56 5. No Boundaries, Only Transitions: Ceremony 74 6. Mythic Verism: Bearheart: The Heirship Chronicles 92 7. What Did You See?: Wind from an Enemy Sky 109 8. Celebrating Culture: Love Medicine 131 Notes 151 Works Cited 161 Index 171

Page vii Introduction an appreciation for the boundless capacity of language which, through storytelling, brings us together, despite great distances between cultures, despite great distances in time. Leslie Silko I have always found Silko's belief in language and storytelling to be infectious. My personal experience over the years has only confirmed her insight. My hope is that some of the appreciation for language and storytelling that Native writers have taught me can be carried over into this book, and can move readers a little closer to such acts that bring us together. No greater appreciation could inform a book on Native American literature. My own journey has been to cross those distances of time and culture to which Silko refers. Over twenty years of experience with students, writers, and educators, but especially Native students and writers, form the basis of this book. From the 1970s on I have been enriched by my friendships with Native writers, and I have learned as much from my Native students as I have taught. While the criticism I read in the 1970s continually mentioned the agony of Native peoples existing between two worlds, the writers I knew did not

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