Spider Woman’s Granddaughters: Traditional Tales and Contemporary Writing by Native American Women
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Spider Woman’s Granddaughters: Traditional Tales and Contemporary Writing by Native American Women is an influential anthology edited by Paula Gunn Allen that brings together traditional stories and modern literary works by Native American women, highlighting their voices, cultural perspectives, and storytelling traditions.
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| Spider Woman’s Granddaughters: Traditional Tales and Contemporary Writing by Native American Women canonical | 1 |
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Target entity: Spider Woman’s Granddaughters: Traditional Tales and Contemporary Writing by Native American Women Context triple: [Paula Gunn Allen, notableWork, Spider Woman’s Granddaughters: Traditional Tales and Contemporary Writing by Native American Women]
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Target entity: Spider Woman’s Granddaughters: Traditional Tales and Contemporary Writing by Native American Women Target entity description: Spider Woman’s Granddaughters: Traditional Tales and Contemporary Writing by Native American Women is an influential anthology edited by Paula Gunn Allen that brings together traditional stories and modern literary works by Native American women, highlighting their voices, cultural perspectives, and storytelling traditions.
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A.
The Trickster: A Study in American Indian Mythology
The Trickster: A Study in American Indian Mythology is a seminal anthropological work analyzing the figure of the trickster in Native American mythologies and its psychological and cultural significance.
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B.
The Road of Life and Death: A Ritual Drama of the American Indians
The Road of Life and Death: A Ritual Drama of the American Indians is an anthropological study and interpretation of Native American ritual and mythology by ethnologist Paul Radin.
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C.
The Woman Warrior
The Woman Warrior is a groundbreaking memoir by Maxine Hong Kingston that blends autobiography and Chinese folklore to explore Chinese American female identity and the immigrant experience.
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D.
In Search of Our Mothers' Gardens
In Search of Our Mothers' Gardens is a collection of essays by Alice Walker that explores Black women's creativity, history, and resilience through literary criticism, biography, and personal reflection.
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E.
Rattle Blanket Woman
Rattle Blanket Woman was an Oglala Lakota woman best known as the mother of the famed Lakota war leader Crazy Horse.
- F. None of above. chosen
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| instanceOf |
anthology
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book ⓘ |
| aim |
to bridge traditional and contemporary Native storytelling
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to highlight Native American women’s literary contributions ⓘ |
| culturalPerspective | Native American ⓘ |
| editor | Paula Gunn Allen ⓘ |
| editorEthnicity | Laguna Pueblo ⓘ |
| editorNationality | Native American ⓘ |
| emphasizes |
intergenerational transmission of stories
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the role of women as storytellers ⓘ |
| focus |
Native American women writers
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contemporary Native American writing ⓘ traditional Native American stories ⓘ |
| genre |
Native American literature
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short story anthology ⓘ |
| includes |
contemporary short stories
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poetry ⓘ traditional oral narratives ⓘ |
| intendedAudience |
general readers interested in Indigenous writing
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scholars of Native American literature ⓘ students ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| literaryMovement | Native American Renaissance ⓘ |
| significance |
influential work in Native American women’s literature
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widely used in Native American and women’s studies courses ⓘ |
| subject |
Native American cultures
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gender and identity ⓘ storytelling as cultural survival ⓘ |
| theme |
Indigenous storytelling traditions
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Native women’s voices ⓘ colonialism and resistance ⓘ cultural continuity ⓘ feminism in Native contexts ⓘ spirituality ⓘ tribal identity ⓘ |
| titleReferences |
Spider Woman from Native American mythology
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linked to:
Spider Woman from Navajo mythology
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Spider Woman’s Granddaughters: Traditional Tales and Contemporary Writing by Native American Women
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