Anthologies: A Selection From the University Library Collection
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Publication Date: 2002
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North American Indian Drama contains 256 plays by 49 playwrights. More than half of the works are previously unpublished, and hard to find, representing groups such as Cherokee, Métis, Creek, Choctaw, Pembina Chippewa, Ojibway, Lenape, Comanche, Cree, Navajo, Rappahannock, Hawaiian/Samoan, and others.
Criticism and Interpretation of Indigenous Dramatic Works: A Selection
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A bibliography focusing upon Australian Aboriginal, Canadian First Nations, and US-American Native Indian cultures and literatures was prepared by Angeline O'Neill (The University of Notre Dame, Australia) and Albert Braz (University of Alberta, Canada) and published in 2011:
O'Neill, Angeline; and Braz, Albert. "Bibliography of Scholarship on Indigenous Literatures and Cultures." CLCWeb: Comparative Literature and Culture 13.2 (2011): <http://dx.doi.org/10.7771/1481-4374.1749>