You can find biographical information about Native authors and some criticism of their literary works in this section. Again, it is probably quickest to search by author or title. (See the Literature article for Native authors and titles.) There's also a guide to other sources of literary criticism on the web.
North American Native Authors Catalog
This online bookstore specializes in books by native authors. But even if you don't buy a book, you can browse the list of books and their descriptions. This site also includes books of literary analysis.
Online Book: A Literary History of the American West
This online book by the Western Literature Association (1987) has a number of chapters about Native American literature of the West and Midwest:
- Native Oral Traditions (Larry Evers and Paul Pavic)
- Western American Indian Writers, 1854-1960 (A. LaVonne Brown Ruoff)
- American Indian Fiction, 1968-1983 (Paula Gunn Allen)
Coyote's Sons, Spider's Daughters: Western American Indian Poetry, 1968-1983 (Patricia Clark Smith).
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