“Bringing Things Together"

Tribalography, Lakota Language, and Communal Healing in Frances Washburn’s <i>Elsie’s Business</i> and <i>The Sacred White Turkey</i>

Authors

  • Joanna Ziarkowska University of Warsaw, Poland

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.31261/rias.6989

Keywords:

language revitalization, tribalography, communal healing, Frances Washburn, Lakota, Lakota culture, healing, storytelling, story telling, community

Abstract

The article applies the concept of tribalography, as defined by LeAnne Howe, to examine two novels by Frances Washburn, Elsie's Business and The Sacred White Turkey in order to demonstrate how Washburn participates in the discourse of native languages revitalization and thus offers an interesting comment on the potential of communal healing.

Published

2018-09-23

How to Cite

Ziarkowska, J. (2018). “Bringing Things Together": Tribalography, Lakota Language, and Communal Healing in Frances Washburn’s <i>Elsie’s Business</i> and <i>The Sacred White Turkey</i>. Review of International American Studies, 12(1), 45–64. https://doi.org/10.31261/rias.6989