Plural sovereignties and contemporary indigenous literature

Abstract

PART I: REPRESENTATIONS Blood Legacies: Pathology and Power in Works by Sherman Alexie and A.A.Carr National Captivity Narratives in Welch, Silko and Armstrong Trickster's Gamble: Capitalizing Indigenous Discourse in Vizenor's The Heirs of Columbus and Erdrich's The Bingo Palace PART II: FUTURES Recovering Sovereignty in Louis Owens's Dark River Indigenous Wormholes: Reading Plural Sovereignties in Works by Thomas King