American Indians

She had horses who danced in their mothers' arms.
--Joy Harjo

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English 328: Literature of the American Indians
Class Schedule
Fall 2006

8/22IntroductionsReview Sylabus
8/29American Indian or Native AmericaThinking about words
9/5Storytelling Makes the World"The Woman Who Fell From the Sky" & "Landscape and Literature from a Pueblo Indian Perspective" (handout)
9/12As Told To NarrativesLife Among the Piutes, Winnemucca & Video
9/19What Men SayBlack Elk Speaks, Niehardt
9/26The World Breaks OpenHouse Made of Dawn, Momaday
10/3Yellow WomanSilko & Parsons (handout)
DUE: First Creative Project
10/10The Four DirectionsCeremony, Silko
10/17Vision QuestView "Powow Highway"
More Silko
10/24On and off the ReservationWinter in the Blood, Welch
10/31Poetic JusticeShe Had Some Horses, Harjo, additional handouts
11/7Image/TextGuest Lecture, Dr. Zena Perlstone
DUE: Second Creative Project
11/14North CountryLove Medicine, Erdrich
Feast Day
11/21Thanksgiving BreakNo Class
11/28Tricksters tell tall talesThe Trickster of Liberty, Vizenor
DUE: Story Versions
Casino Trip
12/5New BloodView "Smoke Signals" and read Reservation Blues, Alexie
12/12Final ExamTBA