Gender and Oral Tradition in Almanac of the Dead

What is it about?

This article identifies parallels between Leslie Marmon Silko's Storyteller and Almanac of the Dead, focusing on the recurrence of Yellow Woman, a figure of Keresan orature. I argue that in Almanac, Silko employs textual reinterpretations of Yellow Woman to demonstrate the importance of cross-cultural, indigenous-led movements toward decolonization

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Why is it important?

This article links Almanac of the Dead to ongoing transnational and transindigenous campaigns that model beneficial Native and non-Native ally relationships within the struggle against colonial oppression.