Singing an Indian Song - A Biography of d'Arcy McNickle

Based on a wide range of previously untapped sources, this first full-length biography traces the course of McNickle's life from the reservation of his childhood through a career of major import to American Indian political and cultural affairs. In so doing it reveals a man who affirmed his own heritage while giving a collective Indian voice to many who had previously seen themselves only in a tribal context.

About the author

Dorothy R. Parker is an assistant professor of history at Eastern New Mexico University. Her publications include Phoenix Indian School: The Second Half-Century and articles and reviews in the American Indian Culture and Research Journal and elsewhere.

Summary

One of the foremost Native American intellectuals of his generation (1904-77), D'Arcy McNickle is best known today for the American Indian history centre that carries his name and for his novels. This first full-length biogrpahy traces the course of McNickle's life from the reservation of his childhood through a career of major import to American Indian political and cultural affairs.

Product details

• Authors: Dorothy R Parker, Dorothy R. Parker
• Publisher: Nebraska
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 01.11.1994
• EAN: 9780803287303
• ISBN: 978-0-8032-8730-3
• No. of pages: 317
• Dimensions: 140 mm x 215 mm x 20 mm
• Weight: 390 g
• Series: American Indian Lives; American Indian Lives
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Linguistics and literary studies > English linguistics / literary studies; Social sciences, law, business > Ethnology > Ethnology