Native American Literature and Its Place in the Inter-American Project.

Native American literature; Comparative literature; North American literature; Cultural policy; Literary criticism; Indigenous literature (Canadian); Latin American literature; Indigenous authors; Literature

America; United States

Issues of Native American literature and culture are placed in a comparative and inter-American perspective, where texts from Canada, the United States, Spanish America, and Brazil are discussed and contrasted. Native American texts are analyzed in the context of inter-American literary study, which is defined as an interdisciplinary approach to the literatures of North, Central, and South America. The argument is made that Native American literature represents the cultural and historical foundation of the entire inter-American project. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]