Silko Flashcards
1
Q
Biography (2)
A
Born New Mexico, Laguna Pueblo reservation - ancestry
Indian affairs school - New Mexico uni
2
Q
Writing Ceremony (5)
A
First novel by Native American female writer
First wave Native American Renaissance
Drew on personal experience as mixed identity, reservation
Traditional stories - main figures
Focus on tension
3
Q
Form (3)
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Non chronological - combines forms
No chapters
Change from oral to novel
4
Q
Symbols (5)
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Green eyes - mixed identity, change, new way of seeing
Spotted cattle - hybridity and advantages
Atomic bomb
Colours - white people, smoke - world of colour
Hollow dead seed
5
Q
Native Americans in WW2 (4)
A
Lost 1 million acres lands
Higher proportion
40,000 industries - Collier quote
Post war migration
