“Bringing Things Together"

• Authors: Joanna Ziarkowska
• Languages of publication: EN

Abstracts

EN

The article applies the concept of tribalography, as defined by LeAnne Howe, to examine two novels by Frances Washburn, Elsie's Business and The Sacred White Turkey in order to demonstrate how Washburn participates in the discourse of native languages revitalization and thus offers an interesting comment on the potential of communal healing.

Keywords

EN

language revitalization; tribalography; communal healing; Frances Washburn; Lakota; Lakota culture; healing; storytelling; story telling; community

• Publisher: University of Silesia Press
• Journal: Review of International American Studies
• Year: 2018
• Volume: 12
• Issue: 1
• Pages: 45-64

Dates

published

2018-09-23

Contributors

author

Joanna Ziarkowska

Identifiers

DOI

10.31261/rias.6989