Welburn (English and Native American Indian Studies at the U. of Massachusetts, Amherst) states in his preface that his lineage ＂...follows several native paths [Cherokee/Assateague-Gingaskin],
intertwined with African American.＂ These essays explore a variety of topics connected primarily with issues of Native American literature and heritage east of the Mississippi. Among the
topics: Native American slaves, the Great Seal of the United States, and the sign talk of 1950s television’s Pahoo-Ka-Ta-Wah. A section on William Apess includes a scholarly essay and two
original poems by the author. The writings of Mildred Haun, Joseph Bruchac, Robert J. Conley and Thomas Whitecloud also are critically discussed. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR
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